Lulua

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lulua by the numbers

Lulua was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Lulua

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lulua. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lulafamous warrior; a form of Louella25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lulupearl; a form of Lulu or diminutive of Louisa28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luliafeminine form derived from Julius; a variant spelling5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luciafrom Lucius; light-bearing284 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luellafamous elf; combination name60 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lilialily flower; related to Liliana85 in England and Wales (2025)

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