Is Lucila a boy or girl name?

Lucila is a girl’s name. Of the 2,483 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lucila

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Lucila was most popular in 1982, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,799 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,483 people named Lucila.

Lucila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lucila’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lucila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lucila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,483 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lucila

Where Lucila is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org