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Luella

Gender
Girl
Say it
loo-EL-a
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#676 for girls
US rank, 2025
#778 for girls

Luella is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 676th for girls in the UK (60 babies) and 778th for girls in the US (349 babies).

What does Luella mean?

Germanic: 19th-century blend of Lou (from Louise) and -ella

“famous warrior”

Coined in the 19th century by combining Lou, from Louise, with the name ending -ella.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Luella a girl's or a boy's name?

Luella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 60 girls in the UK and 349 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Luella in the UK?

Rank in 2025
676th among girls
Babies in 2025
60 about 1 in 4,600 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 59% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 60 girls in the UK were named Luella, making it the 676th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 987th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 75 girls.

Half of all the girls named Luella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were given Luella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #511, up from #676 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 642nd in England and Wales.

1998Busiest: 75 in 20242025
Luella in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202560#676
202475#568
202353#736
202248#806
202154#756
202037#987
201945#878
201836#1,050
201739#1,009
201637#1,037
201531#1,193
201427#1,302
201324#1,433
201223#1,474
201130#1,190
201025#1,344
200925#1,285
200827#1,176
200712#2,083
200620#1,364
200511#2,061
20049#2,226
20038#2,320
20029#2,040
20015#2,928
20005#2,907
19993#4,041
19983#4,026

How popular is Luella in the US?

Rank in 2025
778th among girls
Babies in 2025
349 about 1 in 4,600 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 18% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 349 girls in the US were named Luella, making it the 778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 972nd. Its busiest year was 1918, with 949 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Luella than any year since 1935.

Half of all the girls named Luella in the US since 1880 were born between 1913 and 1938, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 495 girls in the US were given Luella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #601, up from #778 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 949 in 19182025
Luella in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025349#778
2024334#823
2023286#928
2022262#997
2021288#923
2020262#972
2019282#936
2018278#953
2017294#910
2016206#1,203
2015177#1,337
2014148#1,502
2013122#1,705
2012108#1,859
201193#2,073
2010103#1,942
200986#2,270
200879#2,419
200753#3,214
200657#2,977
200535#4,025
200432#4,283
200317#6,571
200213#7,810
20019#10,095
200014#7,152
19999#9,472
199811#8,011
199711#7,737
199612#7,125
199513#6,636
199412#7,091
19936#11,773
19926#11,730
19916#11,501
199014#6,125
198914#5,830
198813#5,890
198716#4,853
19867#8,518
198510#6,455
198412#5,538
198311#5,822
198218#4,166
198116#4,531
198015#4,742
197912#5,426
197823#3,283
197718#3,910
197618#3,677
197518#3,636
197416#3,862
197323#2,914
197230#2,398
197119#3,373
197035#2,240
196934#2,171
196823#2,630
196740#1,848
196646#1,646
196545#1,672
196453#1,559
196350#1,597
196268#1,344
196164#1,397
196079#1,226
195971#1,272
195867#1,293
195788#1,115
195685#1,115
1955105#966
1954101#964
195392#1,000
195293#974
1951118#823
1950127#767
1949156#664
1948183#609
1947157#672
1946172#601
1945139#617
1944181#538
1943214#510
1942216#507
1941236#447
1940251#429
1939276#405
1938294#392
1937345#339
1936338#340
1935363#333
1934388#318
1933428#293
1932495#279
1931576#253
1930597#255
1929660#241
1928662#242
1927723#242
1926639#264
1925761#238
1924776#235
1923821#225
1922861#222
1921887#216
1920852#224
1919905#205
1918949#202
1917842#208
1916837#210
1915783#211
1914604#210
1913519#204
1912483#200
1911352#205
1910374#183
1909325#183
1908336#177
1907355#166
1906291#174
1905287#178
1904246#191
1903286#170
1902262#176
1901239#182
1900268#191
1899246#174
1898261#179
1897206#192
1896230#180
1895227#178
1894228#175
1893199#179
1892207#176
1891163#184
1890184#175
1889172#170
1888171#168
1887127#178
1886136#168
1885131#160
1884158#139
1883120#150
1882117#149
1881141#120
1880111#140

Nicknames for Luella

Names like Luella

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Matilda, Lola, Ada, Lottie, Etta, Rosa, Louisa, Ella, Eva, Eliza, Cora, Clara

Other spellings of Luella

Louella

Names related to Luella

Lula, Lela, Luelle

More Germanic names

Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Harry, Millie, Albie, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles

Every Germanic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Luella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/luella, updated 20 October 2026.