How Many People Are Named Lucila?
An estimated 1,887 people in the United States have the first name Lucila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Lucila peaked in popularity in 1982 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lucila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,887
About 1 in 181,640 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1982
40 births
Total Registered
2,458
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucila
Lucila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,458 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lucila as a female name
Ranked #5,523 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (40 births)
Lucila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucila span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 331 babies were registered. While Lucila is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lucila by Decade
How has Lucila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lucila by State
Birth registrations for Lucila span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Florida, Illinois, New York. On average, about 292 Lucilas were registered per state.
Lucila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucila
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lucila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucila?
We estimate approximately 1,887 people named Lucila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 181,640 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucila a common name?
Lucila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,458 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucila most popular?
Lucila reached peak popularity in 1982, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucila is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucila a female name?
Lucila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucila Smith, Lucila Johnson, Lucila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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