Given name
Lucile
“one who is illuminated”
Lucile is a variant of Lucille. In French use, Lucille carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucile 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34,983
- 96 boys · 34,887 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 1,516 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,051 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,051 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,516 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,459 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.
Lucile’s family of names
In English usage, Lucile has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lucia. In French usage, Lucile has an alternative spelling in Lucille. In English usage, Lucile has a related form in Lucille.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lucile has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lucile
- Mary AstorAmerican actress and author (1906–1987)
- Lucile RandonFrench Catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023)
- Lucile WatsonCanadian actress (1879-1962)
- Lucile GrahnDanish ballet dancer (1819–1907)
- Lucile WheelerCanadian alpine skierborn 1935
- Lucile DesmoulinsFrench revolutionary1770–1794
- Lucile HadžihalilovićFrench film director, film editor and screenwriterborn 1961
- Lucile BrowneAmerican actress (1907-1976)
- Lucile GleasonAmerican actress, political activist (1888-1947)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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