Given name
Luceil
“one who is illuminated”
Luceil is a variant of Lucille. In French use, Lucille carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luceil is a variant of Lucille. In French use, Lucille carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luceil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 142
- 0 boys · 142 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1915.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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