US rank #4369 Girls' name Peak 1917 34,860 births

Lucile — #4369 US girls' name

34,860 babies named Lucile in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s7011890s24121900s45661910s117381920s93141930s29131940s13491950s7081960s2181970s801980s541990s1062000s2322010s3132020s156
#4369
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lucile was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

1,516 babies were named Lucile in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucile

The Social Security Administration has registered 34,860 babies named Lucile between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucile currently holds the #4369 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 1,516 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucile performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11,738 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lucile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 3,870 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucile in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucile in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34,860 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lucile at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

34,860

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1917

1,516 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#4,369

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucile popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
1,516
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Lucile popularity over time — boys

96 total births recorded since 1908 (Lucile as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 96 births
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Lucile by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11,738 births that decade — 34% of Lucile's all-time total
1880s7011890s24121900s45661910s117381920s93141930s29131940s13491950s7081960s2181970s801980s541990s1062000s2322010s3132020s156

Lucile by state

Where Lucile concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lucile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
3,870 11.1%
#2 Alabama
2,781 8.0%
#3 South Carolina
2,141 6.1%
#4 Texas
1,504 4.3%
#5 Mississippi
1,356 3.9%
#6 North Carolina
1,090 3.1%
#7 Tennessee
932 2.7%
#8 Florida
766 2.2%
Georgia share of Lucile's total US births 11.1%
Even split

3,870 of 34,860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Lucile appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucile?
34,860 babies have been named Lucile since 1880. It currently ranks #4369 among girls. The peak year was 1917 with 1,516 births.
When was Lucile most popular?
Lucile was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11,738 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Lucile most popular?
The top states for the name Lucile are Georgia (3,870 births), Alabama (2,781 births), South Carolina (2,141 births).
How long has the name Lucile been used?
Lucile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.