Lecil

LEH-sihl /ˈlɛsɪl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Lecil is a rare variant of Lesli that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Lecil is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Lecil was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1921 (16 births).

About the name Lecil

PronunciationLEH-sihl /ˈlɛsɪl/
16peak births 1921
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Lecil

LesliLezliLeislLesileCecilLeslieLeslyLecedricLecieLeck

How popular is Lecil?

Boys named Lecil
1914192019301940195019601968
Boys named Lecil per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lecil total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19685—#4,482
19595—#4,318
19546—#3,657
19525—#4,040
19515—#4,018
19496—#3,536
19485—#3,969
19477—#3,245
19467—#3,057
194410—#2,395
19435—#3,826
19426—#3,414
19416—#3,341
194010—#2,412
193910—#2,372
193810—#2,407
19368—#2,752
19348—#2,852
19337—#3,158
193210—#2,554
19319—#2,784
19298—#3,131
192812—#2,464
19275—#4,525
192612—#2,496
192512—#2,522
192415—#2,175
192314—#2,284
19228—#3,409
192116—#2,111
19206—#4,071
19199—#3,016
19189—#3,005
19178—#3,077
19168—#3,063
19155—#4,141
19145—#3,538
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