Luella
A girls’ name of Old English and Germanic origin, meaning famous elf; combination name.
How Luella has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #912 |
| 2018 | #953 |
| 2019 | #935 |
| 2020 | #980 |
| 2021 | #922 |
| 2022 | #996 |
| 2023 | #930 |
| 2024 | #827 |
| 2025 | #780 |
Luella by the numbers
In 2025, 60 babies in England and Wales were named Luella. In the US, 293 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 949 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 880 American girls born that year was called Luella.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Luella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Luella
Names that are said the same way as Luella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lulafamous warrior; a form of Louella25 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Luella, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Luella
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