Lucille Ball
There are approximately 13 people named Lucille Ball living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lucille with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ball. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Lucille
49K
Alive today
Named Ball
87K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 49K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1920
Average age: 51
Top Census group: White (73.2%)
Estimated bearers: 87K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #420
Per 100K: 25.43
Top ancestry: White (79.4%)
First name trend
Lucille: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lucille. The peak year was 1920 with 8,006 births. The average person named Lucille today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lucille
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lucille, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lucille described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lucille at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.2% · 43,097
- Black or African American15.1% · 8,895
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 3,829
- Two or more races2.5% · 1,460
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 995
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 607
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ball surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ball, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Ball described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Ball at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.4% · 60,361
- Black or African American12.1% · 9,199
- Two or more races4.0% · 3,058
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 2,454
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 526
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 410
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lucille has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0144% of the US population, based on 49,272 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lucille right now.
The surname Ball appears at a rate of 25.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0254%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Lucille Ball. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Lucille Ball: questions and answers
How many people are named Lucille Ball?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Lucille Ball. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0144%) with the surname frequency (25.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lucille Ball?
We classify Lucille Ball as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lucille a male or female name?
Lucille is predominantly female. Out of 231,996 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Lucille profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Lucille Ball?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.