US rank #6157 Girls' name Peak 1955 946 births

Lucilla — #6157 US girls' name

946 babies named Lucilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s101910s851920s1321930s951940s1111950s1161960s831970s641980s332000s322010s1232020s57
#6157
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Lucilla was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lucilla in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 946 babies named Lucilla between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucilla currently holds the #6157 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucilla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lucilla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucilla in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucilla 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 946 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.

Lucilla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

946

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1955

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,157

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Lucilla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
132 births that decade — 14% of Lucilla's all-time total
1890s51900s101910s851920s1321930s951940s1111950s1161960s831970s641980s332000s322010s1232020s57

Lucilla by state

Where Lucilla concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lucilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
53 5.6%
#2 New Mexico
5 0.5%
Texas share of Lucilla's total US births 5.6%
Even split

53 of 946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucilla?
946 babies have been named Lucilla since 1898. It currently ranks #6157 among girls. The peak year was 1955 with 19 births.
When was Lucilla most popular?
Lucilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Lucilla most popular?
The top states for the name Lucilla are Texas (53 births), New Mexico (5 births).
How long has the name Lucilla been used?
Lucilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucilla?
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, 1898–2024 (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.