Louella
Louella was the 1475th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 238th; the most babies were born in 1932 (266). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,208 places. More babies were named Louella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,475 girls, up 1,095 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1932266 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,958babies recorded
Louella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,475 | 146 |
| 2020 | #2,570 | 67 |
| 2010 | #6,306 | 21 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,794 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,649 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,335 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,464 | 57 |
| 1950 | #661 | 167 |
| 1940 | #479 | 200 |
| 1930 | #406 | 259 |
| 1920 | #461 | 215 |
| 1910 | #364 | 117 |
| 1900 | #321 | 111 |
| 1890 | #312 | 65 |
| 1880 | #268 | 34 |
How popular is Louella, counting every spelling?
Louella has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,356 for girls in 2025, against #1,475 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Louella?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Louella (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Louella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Louella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Louella?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Louella are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 16 and 80. That makes Louella a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Louella by state
How common Louella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.2×), Missouri (3.0×), Ohio (2.0×), Michigan (1.6×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Louella
How popular is the name Louella?
Louella was the 1475th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 238th; the most babies were born in 1932 (266). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,208 places. More babies were named Louella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Louella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Louella in the US.
Where is Louella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Louella was most common in Minnesota (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Wisconsin.