Given name
Lucila
“one who is illuminated”
Lucila is a variant of Lucille. In French use, Lucille carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucila 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,483
- 0 boys · 2,483 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,334 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,334 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1982. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,611 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lucila’s family of names
In French usage, Lucila has a related form in Lucille.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lucila
- Lucila Gamero de MedinaHonduran writer (1873-1964)
- Lucila PascuaSpanish basketball player (born 1983)
- Lucha ReyesPeruvian singer (1936–1973)
- Lucila CamposPeruvian singer1938–2016
- Lucila Luciani de Pérez DíazVenezuelan historian, musician and feminist (1882–1971)
- Lucila GandolfoArgentinian actorborn 1966
- Lucila VitModel and presenter (born 1985)
- Lucila NogueiraBrazilian writer (1950–2016)
- Lucila PiniBrazilian sprinter1930–1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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