The baby name Lucile is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-seel (IPA: /luˈsiːl"); French: lyu-SEEL (IPA: /ly.sil/).
Lucile is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Lucile is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-seel (IPA: /luˈsiːl"); French: lyu-SEEL (IPA: /ly.sil/).
Lucile is Latin in Origin.
Lucile is the French form of Lucia/Lucilla, ultimately from the Latin personal name Lucius, rooted in lux, "light." In French it appeared as Lucile, with the double-l Lucille later standardized and now more familiar in English; both carry the same luminous meaning of "light" or "bringer of light."
In France and the English-speaking world, Lucile gained currency through 19th-century taste for French names and reached its greatest use in the early 20th century in the United States. The celebrated couturiere Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon worked under the professional name "Lucile," further spotlighting the spelling. International variants and cognates include Lucille (Fr/En), Lucia and Lucía (It/Sp), Lucie (Fr/Cz), Luce (It), Lucinda and Lucetta (English/Italian elaborations), and the older Latin Lucilla; common short forms are Lu, Lulu, and Lucy. The name often honors Saint Lucia (feast 13 December), reinforcing its association with light-filled hope and clarity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #148 | 38 | 424 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| France | Boys | 1948 | #216 | 4 | 744 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #228 | 198 | 3,185 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| Canada | Girls | 2022 | #273 | 8 | 2,867 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #492 | 49 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #885 | 32 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #908 | 8 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #932 | 10 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #939 | 17 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
Lucile is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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