Drucilla vs Drusilla
American parents have registered 3,571 Drucillas since 1880, against 2,938 Drusillas. But in 2025 it was Drusilla that was commoner, 8 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Drucilla Drusilla
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 143 years in which either name was published, Drucilla for 91 years and Drusilla for 52 years. The lead changed hands 48 times.
- 1881–1883 Drucilla ahead
- 1886–1889 Drusilla ahead
- 1890–1908 Drucilla ahead, apart from 2 short spells
- 1912–1914 Drusilla ahead
- 1918–1954 Drucilla ahead, apart from 2 short spells
- 1957–1969 Drusilla ahead, apart from one short spell
- 1976–1978 Drucilla ahead
- 1988–1990 Drusilla ahead
- 1991–1999 Drucilla ahead
- 2007–2010 Drusilla ahead
- 2011–2013 Drucilla ahead
- 2014–2025 Drusilla ahead, apart from one short spell
31 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Drucilla | Drusilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 3,571 | 2,938 |
| Most in one year | 83 | 88 |
| Babies in 2025 | under 5 | 8 |
| Estimated living today | 1,700 | 1,500 |
| Median age today | 69 | 67 |
| Peak year | 1949 | 1955 |
| Best rank | 982nd girls | 1,074th girls |
| Rank in 2025 | unranked | 10,917th |
| First recorded | 1880 | 1880 |
| Girls / boys | 3,571 / 0 | 2,938 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Drucillas alive today are over 69; half the Drusillas are over 67. That is 2 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Drucilla Kentucky (7.2×), South Carolina (7.1×), Georgia (5.3×)
- Drusilla Louisiana (5.0×), New York (2.9×), Illinois (1.9×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Drucilla and Drusilla.