Lucille

Meaning: Light
Origin: Latin — French form of Lucilla, a diminutive of Lucia

Nicknames: Lu

Girl's name · #239 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Lucille was #27 in 1919, slipped to #1697 by 1992, and has climbed back to #239 today. Roughly 233,000 girls have been named Lucille since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#300 in Belgium (2025) · #590 in Canada (2025) · #1,308 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,094 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,788 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,987 in Italy (2024) · #2,936 in Austria (2024) · #8,310 in Ecuador (2024) · #749 in Scotland (2023) · #629 in Ireland (2018) · #337 in New Zealand (1969).

Famous Lucilles

Lucille Ball — American actress (1911–1989)
Lucille Soong — American actress (born 1935)
Lucille Ricksen — American child actress (1910–1925)
Lucille La Verne — American actress (1872–1945)
Lucille Bremer — American actress (1917–1996)

In stories & tradition

Lucille Botzcowski — The Simpsons character
Lucille Hewitt — Fictional character from Coronation Street
Lucille^es — Fictional police officer in Sin City

What Lucilles become

Among 180 notable people named Lucille:

Entertainers appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucille Ball, American actress (1911–1989).

Similar names: Vera · Luciana · Estelle · June · Maxine · Leona

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