Lucille
Pronounced L UW0 S IY1 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1920
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Lucille?
Lucille is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 266,952 children — the 172nd most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1920, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1920, when 9,347 children were given it.
Lucile is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lucille and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Lucile
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW0 S IY1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lucille
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lucille
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lucille?
- Lucille ranks 172nd among girls' names in US records, with 266,952 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,707.
- Is Lucille a unisex name?
- No. Lucille is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lucille most popular?
- 1920, when 9,347 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lucille spelled?
- Lucile. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.