Luella
A girls’ name of Old English and Germanic origin, meaning famous elf; combination name.
Babies a year
60
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#780
up from #827
UK popularity
#642
60 babies · down from #547
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 |
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. Its US peak was 949 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Luella was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.11% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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