Girls' name · since 1898
Lucilla
957 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.
- #7,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lucilla currently ranks #8886 among girls' names in America, with 957 babies recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucilla has been recorded 957 times among girls since 1898, currently ranked #8886 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #7,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,886 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 957 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucilla ranks #7,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,886 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 957 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lucilla's 957 recorded births place it above 89.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lucilla compares
957 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucilla's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucilla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucilla's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Lucilla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (132 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Lucilla's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Lucilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
111 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 132 births (14% of all-time use).
How Lucilla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lucilla's total volume
Lucilla by state
Where Lucilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 53 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.5% |
53 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lucilla's data
- Lucilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lucillas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~127 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucilla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.