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Lucile

Girl

Origin of the name

Lucile comes from the Latin Lucilla, a pet form linked to Lucius, from lux, “light.”

Comeback name

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1917 was its best year: 1,516 births, or 1 baby in 1,324. The curve bottomed out around 1981 (about 0 births a year), then turned around. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 4986. 34% of all babies named Lucile since 1880 were born in the 1910s.
34,887births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 142rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Lucile are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Lucile is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lucile is most common in Georgia (5.6 times), South Carolina (5.2) and Alabama (5.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Nell · Helene · Luella · Fern · Iva · Elva

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