Luella

Meaning: Famous in battle
Origin: Variant of Louella (from Frankish)

Girl's name · #780 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Luella was #120 in 1881, slipped to #12764 by 1993, and has climbed back to #780 today. About 33,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Luella ran 5–6× its national rate in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Luella ranks in other countries and regions.

#647 in England & Wales (2025) · #864 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luellas

Luella Dowd Smith — American author (1847–1941)
Luella Gear — American actor (1897–1980)
Luella Miner — American educator, missionary in China
Luella Bartley — British fashion designer and journalist
Luella Johnston — American businesswoman, civic reformer, suffragette

What Luellas become

Among 29 notable people named Luella:

Artists & writers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luella Dowd Smith, American author (1847–1941).

Similar names: Louella · Etta · Lula · Della · Lettie · Estella

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