Lucille: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “light”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- loo-SEEL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
French feminine form related to Lucius and Lucia, from Latin lux 'light'. Lucille is the source of the Spanish form Lucila, rather than the reverse.
How popular is Lucille?
Babies named Lucille in 20241,151
2024 rank#274 girls
Peak year1910
Total US babies since 1880231,996
Lucille is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lucille
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Lucille questions
What does the name Lucille mean?
Lucille means "light". It comes from French. French feminine form related to Lucius and Lucia, from Latin lux 'light'. Lucille is the source of the Spanish form Lucila, rather than the reverse.
Is Lucille a boy or girl name?
Lucille is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lucille?
1,151 US babies were named Lucille in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.
How do you pronounce Lucille?
Lucille is usually pronounced loo-SEEL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.