U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Lucille?

Lucille was the #810 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Lucille

58,884

About 1 in 5,629 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#810

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

1920

8,006 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

1,314

#509 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,629

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.2% male99.8% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic73.2%
Black, non-Hispanic15.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.03%
Asian / Pacific Islander1.69%
Two or more races2.48%
Hispanic or Latino6.50%

Reading the result

Lucille across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Lucille reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1920, with 8,006 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,314 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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