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Drucilla
Pronounced droo-SIL-uh /druːˈsɪl.ə/High
Meaning: Drucilla is a spelling of Drusilla, a feminine diminutive from the Roman family name Drusus. It appears in the New Testament (Acts) as the name of a Judean princess, and its meaning is generally given as 'of the Drusus family' rather than a translatable word.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Drucilla is a variant of Drusilla, a feminine form of the Roman gens name Drusus. Borne by women of the imperial Julio-Claudian family and by the biblical Drusilla in Acts, it is a Latin heritage name rather than one with a plain-word meaning. In the U.S. it was established by 1880, peaked in 1949, and lingered in modest use for decades.
A woman named Drucilla at its late-forties peak is now in her mid-seventies. The name has an antique, Roman-and-scriptural gravity; it reads clearly vintage, sits with Drusilla, Priscilla and Camilla, and its classical pedigree gives it revival potential among parents drawn to ornate old names. The soft droo-SIL-uh sound is easy to place.
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What does the name Drucilla mean?
Drucilla is a variant of Drusilla, a feminine name from the Roman family name Drusus.
How do you pronounce Drucilla?
It's said droo-SIL-uh /druːˈsɪl.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Drucilla a boy or girl name?
Drucilla is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Drucilla?
Drucilla was a vintage classic in the U.S. that peaked in the late nineteen-forties and has been rare since.