The baby name Lucilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: loo-SIL-ə (IPA: /luˈsɪlə/); Italian: loo-CHEEL-lah (IPA: /luˈtʃilla/).
Lucilla is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Lucilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: loo-SIL-ə (IPA: /luˈsɪlə/); Italian: loo-CHEEL-lah (IPA: /luˈtʃilla/).
Lucilla is Latin in Origin.
Lucilla is the Latin diminutive of Lucia/Lucius, built on lux, lucis ('light') with the affectionate suffix -illa, yielding the sense 'little light' or 'bringer of light.' It appears in classical and ecclesiastical Latin and remains current in Italian; cognates and close relatives include Lucia, Lucille (French/English), Lucila (Spanish), and Lucília (Portuguese). Informal short forms range from Lucy and Lulu to Cilla and Lu.
Women of ancient Rome bore the name, most notably Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla, daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and wife of Lucius Verus. It also appears in early Christian martyrologies. The Renaissance taste for classical names kept Lucilla alive in Italy, and Victorian England revived it in literature, notably in Wilkie Collins's Poor Miss Finch and Margaret Oliphant's Miss Marjoribanks (heroine Lucilla Marjoribanks). Today the name feels refined and luminous, pairing antique elegance with an immediately graspable meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1971 | #1 | — | 485 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #369 | 3,093 | 9,415 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IT | 0 | #547 | 170 | 4,183 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #594 | 22 | 16,104 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #898 | 19 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,080 | 62 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
Lucilla is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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