Girl

Lucilla

loo-SIL-uh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Latin diminutive of Lucia (light-bringer), this name was borne by a Roman empress and appears in medieval hagiography. It's the precursor to modern Lucille.”

Popularity Over Time

Lucilla US popularity rank over timeRank 16166 in 2000 to rank 1409 in 1909. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1409#8788#16166190919401960198020002024

Lucilla is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

LucyLulaCilla

Style

RomanticClassicElegantTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Lucilla (Roman empress)
  • Lucilla Medeiros de Oliveira (saint)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Lucille

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lucia

Italian Top 100

Luella

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Marcus

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Julius

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Aurelia

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Diana

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

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People Also Ask

Latin diminutive of Lucia (light-bringer), this name was borne by a Roman empress and appears in medieval hagiography. It's the precursor to modern Lucille.

Lucilla is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Lucilla include Lucy, Lula, Cilla.

Names that pair beautifully with Lucilla include Marcus, Julius, Aurelia, Diana.