Lucila
Lucila was the 5334th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1363rd; the most babies were born in 1982 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,281 places. More babies were named Lucila in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,334 girls, up 1,187 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,483babies recorded
Lucila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,334 | 24 |
| 2020 | #6,521 | 18 |
| 2010 | #6,092 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,731 | 25 |
| 1990 | #3,859 | 27 |
| 1980 | #2,515 | 38 |
| 1970 | #2,993 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,549 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,941 | 25 |
| 1940 | #2,374 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,912 | 19 |
| 1920 | #3,813 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lucila, counting every spelling?
Lucila is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucila | 24 | #5,334 | 111 |
| Lucilla | 11 | #9,231 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lucila?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucila (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lucila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucila?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Lucila are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 25 and 60. That makes Lucila mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lucila by state
How common Lucila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lucila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lucila
How popular is the name Lucila?
Lucila was the 5334th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1363rd; the most babies were born in 1982 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,281 places. More babies were named Lucila in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lucila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lucila in the US.
Where is Lucila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucila was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.