Angeline vs Lucille
Angeline and Lucillecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1979, Angeline was ranked #523 and Lucille #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Angeline was ranked #4867 and Lucille #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Angeline and Lucille over time
Angeline and Lucille appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Lucille held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Angeline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angeline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lucille in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Angeline and Lucille changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4867 and #2788.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Angeline held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lucille in 25.
Highest recorded here: Angeline #1690 in 2005, Lucille #1168 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Angeline #4867, Lucille #2788.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1967–1979
Angeline held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lucille in 2.
Highest recorded here: Angeline #327 in 1968, Lucille #327 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Angeline #523, Lucille #523.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Angeline | Lucille |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angeline has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Lucille.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2008
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1965–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lucille
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls