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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Luella has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
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 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#68 · 1 in 220
- South Dakota#81 · 1 in 283
- Nebraska#88 · 1 in 338
- Minnesota#106 · 1 in 455
- Iowa#116 · 1 in 538
Best ever in a state: #60 in North Dakota, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #68 | 28 | 1 in 220 |
| South Dakota | #81 | 21 | 1 in 283 |
| Nebraska | #88 | 35 | 1 in 338 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 48 | 1 in 455 |
| Iowa | #116 | 39 | 1 in 538 |
| Wisconsin | #119 | 35 | 1 in 691 |
| Idaho | #120 | 8 | 1 in 452 |
| Washington | #126 | 16 | 1 in 612 |
| Michigan | #137 | 54 | 1 in 758 |
| Montana | #138 | 6 | 1 in 642 |
| Indiana | #147 | 32 | 1 in 839 |
| Oregon | #156 | 7 | 1 in 849 |
| Kansas | #166 | 18 | 1 in 885 |
| Ohio | #175 | 49 | 1 in 1,127 |
| Colorado | #186 | 9 | 1 in 976 |
| Illinois | #186 | 48 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Pennsylvania | #212 | 50 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 22 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Louisiana | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Missouri | #237 | 19 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Arkansas | #261 | 15 | 1 in 1,449 |
| California | #264 | 20 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Mississippi | #276 | 13 | 1 in 1,781 |
| Georgia | #287 | 15 | 1 in 2,321 |
| South Carolina | #318 | 8 | 1 in 3,004 |
| Alabama | #333 | 11 | 1 in 2,999 |
| Tennessee | #337 | 10 | 1 in 2,911 |
| New York | #342 | 23 | 1 in 4,350 |
| West Virginia | #363 | 6 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Florida | #368 | 5 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Texas | #379 | 27 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Virginia | #435 | 5 | 1 in 5,551 |
| Kentucky | #451 | 6 | 1 in 4,997 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 45 spots since 2024 (#823 → #778)
- 194 spots since 2020 (#972 → #778)
- 559 spots since 2015 (#1,337 → #778)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 2017 (#1,203 → #910)
- Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1952 (#824 → #975)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #120 (141 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 77 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1952
- Highest: 1 in 652 girls born in 1881 were named Luella (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,605 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 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.
Luella in 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,600 of them was named Luella, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 185,987 of them was named Luella, which outranked 23.1% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,408Yancy7
- #3,408Yoshinobu7
- #3,408Zach7
- #3,741Luella6
- #3,741Abell6
- #3,741Adley6
- #3,741Agostino6
- #4,197Abbie5
- #4,197Achilles5
- #4,197Acil5
Tied with 455 names at #3,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.