Lulah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOO-la
- Origin
- Germanic
Lulah is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lulah mean?
Germanic: spelling of Lula; pet form of Louise and other Lu- names
Pet form of Louise, Lucy and other names beginning with Lu-.
Meaning borrowed from Lula. More on Wiktionary.
Is Lulah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lulah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lulah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lulah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lulah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
Nicknames for Lulah
- Lu
Names like Lulah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah Nusaybah Safa Zainab Ayla Ayra Hafsa Aaliyah Izzah Hiba Ruqayyah Khadija
Names related to Lulah
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lulah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lulah, updated 20 October 2026.