The first name Lucille
A girl’s name from French.
Pronounced /luˈsiːl/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
A female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Lucille, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 28 births (#1,168).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lucille with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lucille at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,314 girls born in the United States were named Lucille, the 239th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 7,989 were.
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.
Lucille in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Lucille
33 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lucille BallAmerican actress (1911–1989)
- Lucille La VerneAmerican actress (1872–1945)
- Lucille RicksenAmerican child actress (1910-1925)
- Lucille Teasdale-CortiCanadian medical doctor and surgeon who worked in Uganda (1929–1996)
- Lucille BlissAmerican actress (1916–2012)
- Lucille WheelerCanadian alpine skier, born 1935
- Lucille BremerAmerican actress and dancer (1917-1996)
- Lucille CliftonAmerican poet (1936-2010)
- Lucille Roybal-AllardAmerican politician, born 1941
- Lucille SoongAmerican actress (b. 1935)
- Lucille LundAmerican film actress (1913–2002)
- Lucille George-WoutCuraçaoan politician, born 1950
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Lucille?
- Lucille comes from French.
- How popular is the name Lucille?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Lucille, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2011, with 28 births.
- Is Lucille a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 233,321 US babies named Lucille since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lucille most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 7,989 babies were named Lucille, its highest rank at 29th.
- How do you pronounce Lucille?
- Lucille is /luˈsiːl/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Lucille?
- Lucile.