Lula
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOO-la
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,927 for girls
Lula is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 1,927th for girls in the US (100 babies).
What does Lula mean?
Germanic: pet form of Louise and other Lu- names
Pet form of Louise, Lucy and other names beginning with Lu-.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lula a girl's or a boy's name?
Lula is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 100 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lula in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Lula, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 64 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lula than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Lula in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Lula in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,151 |
| 2022 | 44 | #864 |
| 2021 | 46 | #846 |
| 2020 | 33 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 63 | #669 |
| 2018 | 45 | #889 |
| 2017 | 64 | #700 |
| 2016 | 42 | #942 |
| 2015 | 37 | #1,040 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 33 | #1,117 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,176 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Lula in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,927among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 100 girls in the US were named Lula, making it the 1,927th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,721st. Its busiest year was 1921, with 1,778 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lula in the US since 1880 were born between 1902 and 1934. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lula in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1,927 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1,942 |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,826 |
| 2022 | 100 | #1,961 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,506 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,721 |
| 2019 | 117 | #1,755 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,852 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,770 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,996 |
| 2014 | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2012 | 93 | #2,064 |
| 2011 | 69 | #2,588 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,670 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 51 | #3,266 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 27 | #3,078 |
| 1978 | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,756 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,532 |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,527 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,594 |
| 1970 | 70 | #1,452 |
| 1969 | 65 | #1,453 |
| 1968 | 68 | #1,347 |
| 1967 | 97 | #1,046 |
| 1966 | 97 | #1,063 |
| 1965 | 110 | #989 |
| 1964 | 176 | #778 |
| 1963 | 145 | #870 |
| 1962 | 168 | #806 |
| 1961 | 206 | #724 |
| 1960 | 241 | #653 |
| 1959 | 237 | #650 |
| 1958 | 258 | #615 |
| 1957 | 308 | #546 |
| 1956 | 329 | #515 |
| 1955 | 343 | #491 |
| 1954 | 403 | #436 |
| 1953 | 405 | #435 |
| 1952 | 476 | #378 |
| 1951 | 532 | #344 |
| 1950 | 528 | #340 |
| 1949 | 651 | #303 |
| 1948 | 594 | #319 |
| 1947 | 689 | #301 |
| 1946 | 680 | #279 |
| 1945 | 722 | #252 |
| 1944 | 719 | #251 |
| 1943 | 782 | #245 |
| 1942 | 851 | #226 |
| 1941 | 824 | #214 |
| 1940 | 820 | #212 |
| 1939 | 923 | #192 |
| 1938 | 973 | #191 |
| 1937 | 1,087 | #182 |
| 1936 | 1,099 | #175 |
| 1935 | 1,086 | #174 |
| 1934 | 1,124 | #166 |
| 1933 | 1,087 | #166 |
| 1932 | 1,230 | #157 |
| 1931 | 1,154 | #162 |
| 1930 | 1,314 | #157 |
| 1929 | 1,333 | #158 |
| 1928 | 1,376 | #158 |
| 1927 | 1,586 | #150 |
| 1926 | 1,564 | #154 |
| 1925 | 1,707 | #149 |
| 1924 | 1,776 | #146 |
| 1923 | 1,673 | #151 |
| 1922 | 1,759 | #142 |
| 1921 | 1,778 | #143 |
| 1920 | 1,765 | #139 |
| 1919 | 1,776 | #134 |
| 1918 | 1,771 | #132 |
| 1917 | 1,607 | #135 |
| 1916 | 1,676 | #127 |
| 1915 | 1,537 | #129 |
| 1914 | 1,345 | #120 |
| 1913 | 1,179 | #110 |
| 1912 | 1,094 | #107 |
| 1911 | 970 | #94 |
| 1910 | 975 | #93 |
| 1909 | 922 | #91 |
| 1908 | 892 | #89 |
| 1907 | 905 | #84 |
| 1906 | 911 | #78 |
| 1905 | 963 | #78 |
| 1904 | 894 | #77 |
| 1903 | 913 | #73 |
| 1902 | 976 | #71 |
| 1901 | 905 | #67 |
| 1900 | 1,237 | #62 |
| 1899 | 894 | #67 |
| 1898 | 1,069 | #64 |
| 1897 | 971 | #63 |
| 1896 | 1,012 | #64 |
| 1895 | 987 | #64 |
| 1894 | 1,042 | #60 |
| 1893 | 1,034 | #57 |
| 1892 | 1,098 | #53 |
| 1891 | 1,010 | #50 |
| 1890 | 1,121 | #48 |
| 1889 | 1,067 | #47 |
| 1888 | 1,173 | #44 |
| 1887 | 891 | #47 |
| 1886 | 1,040 | #40 |
| 1885 | 949 | #41 |
| 1884 | 916 | #39 |
| 1883 | 790 | #43 |
| 1882 | 780 | #40 |
| 1881 | 655 | #36 |
| 1880 | 621 | #39 |
Nicknames for Lula
- Lu
Names like Lula
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lola Ada Rosa Matilda Lottie Etta Eva Ella Flora Clara Cora Luella
Names related to Lula
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Harry Millie Albie Louie Miles Alice Myles
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, “Lula: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lula, updated 20 October 2026.