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The first name Lucile

A girl’s name from Latin.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Latin origin

A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucille.

A form of Lucille.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Lucile last appeared in the official list in 2012, given to 5 girls.

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25
babies named Lucile, 1996–2025
#4,171
rank in 2012
2012
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lucile with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Lucile at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 26 girls born in the United States were named Lucile, the 5,051st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 1,516 were.

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34,983
babies named Lucile since 1880
#5,051
rank in 2025
1917
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Lucile

12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Lucile Randon
    French Catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023)
  • Lucile Watson
    Canadian actress (1879-1962)
  • Lucile Grahn
    Danish ballet dancer (1819–1907)
  • Lucile Hadžihalilović
    French film director, film editor and screenwriter, born 1961
  • Lucile Desmoulins
    French revolutionary, 1770–1794
  • Lucile Browne
    American actress (1907-1976)
  • Lucile Gleason
    American actress, political activist (1888-1947)
  • Lucile Grétry
    French composer, 1772–1790
  • Lucile Morat
    French ski jumper, born 2001
  • Lucile Saint-Simon
    French actress, 1932–2026
  • George Sand
    French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
  • Rebecca Schaeffer
    Actress (1967-1989)

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Questions

What is the origin of the name Lucile?
Lucile comes from Latin.
How popular is the name Lucile?
In 2012, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Lucile, ranking 4,171st.
Is Lucile a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 34,983 US babies named Lucile since 1880 were girls.
When was Lucile most popular?
1917 in the United States, when 1,516 babies were named Lucile, its highest rank at 142nd.
What name is Lucile a form of?
Lucile is a form of Lucille.