Luella Girl

How popular is Luella?

#778 girl name in 2025

349 baby girls were named Luella in the US in 2025, making it the 778th most popular girl name.

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8,187living people named Luella (est.)
38median age of people named Luella
32,621babies named Luella since 1880
1 in 9,500US babies born in 2025

Luella popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#778 for girls (▲ 45 from 2024)
Babies in 2025349 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+97% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,337 in 2015, #972 in 2020
Peak year1918 (949 girls)
Highest rank#120 in 1881
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Luella is most popular

Babies named Luella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. South Dakota: 1.9 per 1,000 (27 girls)
  2. Minnesota: 1.2 per 1,000 (128 girls)
  3. North Dakota: 1.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
  4. Wisconsin: 1.0 per 1,000 (106 girls)
  5. Oregon: 0.8 per 1,000 (49 girls)

Luella by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s1,384#120
1890s2,151#174
1900s2,895#166
1910s6,648#183
1920s7,642#216
1930s4,100#253
1940s1,905#429
1950s947#767
1960s502#1,226
1970s212#2,240
1980s132#4,166
1990s100#6,125
2000s395#2,270
2010s1,811#910
2020s1,781#778

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Questions

Is Luella a boy or girl name?
Luella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Luella were girls.
How popular is the name Luella?
349 baby girls were named Luella in the US in 2025, making it the 778th most popular girl name.
When was Luella most popular?
Luella peaked in 1918, when 949 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #120 in 1881.
How many people are named Luella?
32,621 babies have been named Luella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,187 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
Where is Luella most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Luella was most common in South Dakota, at 1.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.