Luella
- #778 for girls in 2025, 349 births
- Last seen for boys in 1929 at #3,959
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 141 births
- Debut · girls
- 111 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,605since 1880
Luella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Luella has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #778 | 349 | — | |
| 2024 | #823 | 334 | — | |
| 2023 | #928 | 286 | — | |
| 2022 | #997 | 262 | — | |
| 2021 | #923 | 288 | — | |
| 2020 | #972 | 262 | — | |
| 2019 | #936 | 282 | — | |
| 2018 | #953 | 278 | — | |
| 2017 | #910 | 294 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,203 | 206 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,337 | 177 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,502 | 148 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,705 | 122 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,859 | 108 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,073 | 93 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,942 | 103 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,270 | 86 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,419 | 79 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,214 | 53 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,978 | 57 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,029 | 35 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | — | |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | — | |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | — | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | — | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,283 | 23 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,240 | 35 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,171 | 34 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,848 | 40 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,646 | 46 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,559 | 53 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,344 | 68 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,398 | 64 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,227 | 79 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,273 | 71 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,294 | 67 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,116 | 88 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,116 | 85 | — | |
| 1955 | #967 | 105 | — | |
| 1954 | #965 | 101 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,001 | 92 | — | |
| 1952 | #975 | 93 | — | |
| 1951 | #824 | 118 | — | |
| 1950 | #768 | 127 | — | |
| 1949 | #665 | 156 | — | |
| 1948 | #610 | 183 | — | |
| 1947 | #672 | 157 | — | |
| 1946 | #601 | 172 | — | |
| 1945 | #617 | 139 | — | |
| 1944 | #538 | 181 | — | |
| 1943 | #510 | 214 | — | |
| 1942 | #507 | 216 | — | |
| 1941 | #447 | 236 | — | |
| 1940 | #429 | 251 | — | |
| 1939 | #405 | 276 | — | |
| 1938 | #392 | 294 | — | |
| 1937 | #339 | 345 | — | |
| 1936 | #340 | 338 | — | |
| 1935 | #333 | 363 | — | |
| 1934 | #318 | 388 | — | |
| 1933 | #293 | 428 | — | |
| 1932 | #279 | 495 | — | |
| 1931 | #253 | 576 | — | |
| 1930 | #255 | 597 | — | |
| 1929 | #241 | 660 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #242 | 662 | — | |
| 1927 | #242 | 723 | — | |
| 1926 | #264 | 639 | — | |
| 1925 | #238 | 761 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #235 | 776 | — | |
| 1923 | #225 | 821 | — | |
| 1922 | #222 | 861 | — | |
| 1921 | #216 | 887 | — | |
| 1920 | #224 | 852 | — | |
| 1919 | #205 | 905 | — | |
| 1918 | #202 | 949 | — | |
| 1917 | #208 | 842 | — | |
| 1916 | #210 | 837 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #211 | 783 | — | |
| 1914 | #210 | 604 | — | |
| 1913 | #204 | 519 | — | |
| 1912 | #200 | 483 | — | |
| 1911 | #205 | 352 | — | |
| 1910 | #183 | 374 | — | |
| 1909 | #183 | 325 | — | |
| 1908 | #177 | 336 | — | |
| 1907 | #166 | 355 | — | |
| 1906 | #174 | 291 | — | |
| 1905 | #178 | 287 | — | |
| 1904 | #191 | 246 | — | |
| 1903 | #170 | 286 | — | |
| 1902 | #176 | 262 | — | |
| 1901 | #182 | 239 | — | |
| 1900 | #191 | 268 | — | |
| 1899 | #174 | 246 | — | |
| 1898 | #179 | 261 | — | |
| 1897 | #192 | 206 | — | |
| 1896 | #180 | 230 | — | |
| 1895 | #178 | 227 | — | |
| 1894 | #175 | 228 | — | |
| 1893 | #179 | 199 | — | |
| 1892 | #176 | 207 | — | |
| 1891 | #184 | 163 | — | |
| 1890 | #175 | 184 | — | |
| 1889 | #170 | 172 | — | |
| 1888 | #168 | 171 | — | |
| 1887 | #178 | 127 | — | |
| 1886 | #168 | 136 | — | |
| 1885 | #160 | 131 | — | |
| 1884 | #139 | 158 | — | |
| 1883 | #150 | 120 | — | |
| 1882 | #149 | 117 | — | |
| 1881 | #120 | 141 | — | |
| 1880 | #140 | 111 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Luella was already there! It came in at #140, and was given to 111 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1991–1993, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Luella is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#160 · 1 in 436
- Minnesota#202 · 1 in 796
- Wisconsin#253 · 1 in 965
- Oregon#273 · 1 in 1,004
- Iowa#354 · 1 in 1,308
Best ever in a state: #60 in North Dakota, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| Minnesota | #202 | 27 | 1 in 796 |
| Wisconsin | #253 | 21 | 1 in 965 |
| Oregon | #273 | 13 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Iowa | #354 | 9 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Michigan | #424 | 20 | 1 in 1,787 |
| Missouri | #442 | 13 | 1 in 1,869 |
| Oklahoma | #546 | 7 | 1 in 2,111 |
| Indiana | #577 | 11 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Ohio | #592 | 17 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| Washington | #617 | 10 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Arizona | #676 | 9 | 1 in 3,135 |
| Pennsylvania | #725 | 13 | 1 in 3,591 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Tennessee | #813 | 8 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Illinois | #852 | 10 | 1 in 4,433 |
| New York | #1,028 | 14 | 1 in 5,595 |
| California | #1,111 | 23 | 1 in 7,031 |
| North Carolina | #1,138 | 7 | 1 in 6,640 |
| Texas | #1,154 | 23 | 1 in 6,980 |
| Florida | #1,170 | 12 | 1 in 7,230 |
| Virginia | #1,180 | 5 | 1 in 6,748 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luella
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 194 spots since 2020 (#972 → #778)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1952
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #120 (141 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 77 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1952
Share of babies · girls
1 in 652
- Highest: 1 in 652 girls born in 1881 were named Luella (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,605 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 23.4% of all girls named Luella (7,642) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,384 | #120 (1881) | #154 |
| 1890s | 2,151 | #174 (1899) | #179 |
| 1900s | 2,895 | #166 (1907) | #179 |
| 1910s | 6,648 | #183 (1910) | #204 |
| 1920s | 7,642 | #216 (1921) | #235 |
| 1930s | 4,100 | #253 (1931) | #321 |
| 1940s | 1,905 | #429 (1940) | #560 |
| 1950s | 947 | #768 (1950) | #1,030 |
| 1960s | 502 | #1,227 (1960) | #1,709 |
| 1970s | 212 | #2,240 (1970) | #3,472 |
| 1980s | 132 | #4,167 (1982) | #5,637 |
| 1990s | 100 | #6,131 (1990) | #8,726 |
| 2000s | 395 | #2,270 (2009) | #5,085 |
| 2010s | 1,811 | #910 (2017) | #1,442 |
| 2020s | 1,781 | #778 (2025) | #904 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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