Lucillie
Feminine name of Latin origin meaning "light" or "bright."
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Lucillie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lucillie today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lucillie births was 1927 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lucillie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Lucillie is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Lucillies were born before 1960.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Lucillie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
1927
12 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1964 SSA rank
#6,454
Tracked since 1905
Popularity
Lucillie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lucillie from the 1900s through to the 1960s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 77 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lucillie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lucillie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lucillie
The name Lucillie originates from the Latin language and culture, with its earliest roots dating back to ancient Roman times. It is believed to be a feminine form of the male name Lucilius, which itself is derived from the Latin word "lux," meaning light.
In ancient Roman literature, the name Lucilius is associated with Gaius Lucilius, a Roman satirical poet who lived in the 2nd century BC. He is considered one of the earliest known Roman satirists and his works, though largely fragmentary, had a significant influence on later Roman poets.
The feminine variant, Lucillie, first appeared in written records during the later Roman Empire period, around the 4th century AD. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Lucillie of Cyrene, a Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century AD and was executed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Lucillie maintained a presence in Christian communities across Europe, particularly in areas with strong Roman cultural influences, such as Italy, France, and Spain. Notable historical figures with this name include Lucillie de Montfort, a 13th-century French noblewoman and crusader (c. 1225 - 1269), and Lucillie Visconti, an Italian noblewoman from the House of Visconti, who lived in the 14th century (c. 1360 - 1424).
During the Renaissance period, the name Lucillie experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly among the Italian nobility and intellectuals. One notable figure was Lucillie Borgia, a member of the infamous Borgia family and the daughter of Pope Alexander VI, who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries (c. 1480 - 1519).
In the later centuries, the name Lucillie continued to be used across various European countries, though its popularity waxed and waned over time. Prominent individuals with this name include Lucillie Aubrac, a French World War II resistance fighter (1912 - 2007), and Lucillie Ball, an American actress, comedian, and producer, best known for the groundbreaking sitcom "I Love Lucy" (1911 - 1989).
People
Lucillie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucillie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lucillie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucillie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lucillie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Lucillie a common name?
We classify Lucillie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 260 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lucillie most popular?
The single biggest year for Lucillie was 1927, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lucillie is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lucillie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lucillie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lucillie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lucillie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lucillie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lucillie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Lucillie?
See how many people have the name Lucillie on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.