Luella is an established girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Luella is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #780 for girl births in the United States (and #1,518 across all names), given to 349 babies. Luella was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (949 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | 349 | #780 | — |
| 2024 | 334 | 334 | #824 | — |
| 2023 | 286 | 286 | #930 | — |
| 2022 | 262 | 262 | #1,001 | — |
| 2021 | 288 | 288 | #924 | — |
| 2020 | 262 | 262 | #974 | — |
| 2019 | 282 | 282 | #938 | — |
| 2018 | 278 | 278 | #953 | — |
| 2017 | 294 | 294 | #912 | — |
| 2016 | 206 | 206 | #1,204 | — |
| 2015 | 177 | 177 | #1,347 | — |
| 2014 | 148 | 148 | #1,507 | — |
| 2013 | 122 | 122 | #1,709 | — |
| 2012 | 108 | 108 | #1,867 | — |
| 2011 | 93 | 93 | #2,081 | — |
| 2010 | 103 | 103 | #1,955 | — |
| 2009 | 86 | 86 | #2,280 | — |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | #2,432 | — |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | #3,232 | — |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #3,005 | — |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,083 | — |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #4,345 | — |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #6,780 | — |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #8,112 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,636 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,409 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,990 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,340 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,104 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,391 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,879 | — |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,400 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,764 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,682 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,435 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,324 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #6,011 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,124 | — |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #4,987 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,128 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,748 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,731 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,046 | — |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,261 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,645 | — |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,875 | — |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,612 | — |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,340 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,997 | — |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #3,756 | — |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #3,708 | — |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,958 | — |
| 1973 | 23 | — | #2,970 | — |
| 1972 | 30 | — | #2,430 | — |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #3,445 | — |
| 1970 | 35 | — | #2,255 | — |
| 1969 | 34 | — | #2,188 | — |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #2,674 | — |
| 1967 | 40 | — | #1,869 | — |
| 1966 | 46 | — | #1,659 | — |
| 1965 | 45 | — | #1,683 | — |
| 1964 | 53 | — | #1,568 | — |
| 1963 | 50 | — | #1,614 | — |
| 1962 | 68 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1961 | 64 | — | #1,403 | — |
| 1960 | 79 | — | #1,233 | — |
| 1959 | 71 | — | #1,274 | — |
| 1958 | 67 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1957 | 88 | — | #1,121 | — |
| 1956 | 85 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1955 | 105 | — | #973 | — |
| 1954 | 101 | — | #968 | — |
| 1953 | 92 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1952 | 93 | — | #979 | — |
| 1951 | 118 | — | #826 | — |
| 1950 | 127 | — | #769 | — |
| 1949 | 156 | — | #667 | — |
| 1948 | 183 | — | #612 | — |
| 1947 | 157 | — | #673 | — |
| 1946 | 172 | — | #605 | — |
| 1945 | 139 | — | #617 | — |
| 1944 | 181 | — | #538 | — |
| 1943 | 214 | — | #510 | — |
| 1942 | 216 | — | #509 | — |
| 1941 | 236 | — | #447 | — |
| 1940 | 251 | — | #430 | — |
| 1939 | 276 | — | #405 | — |
| 1938 | 294 | — | #392 | — |
| 1937 | 345 | — | #339 | — |
| 1936 | 338 | — | #340 | — |
| 1935 | 363 | — | #333 | — |
| 1934 | 388 | — | #318 | — |
| 1933 | 428 | — | #293 | — |
| 1932 | 495 | — | #279 | — |
| 1931 | 576 | — | #253 | — |
| 1930 | 597 | — | #255 | — |
| 1929 | 665 | — | #241 | #4,328 |
| 1928 | 662 | — | #242 | — |
| 1927 | 723 | — | #242 | — |
| 1926 | 639 | — | #264 | — |
| 1925 | 767 | — | #238 | #4,009 |
| 1924 | 776 | — | #235 | — |
| 1923 | 821 | — | #225 | — |
| 1922 | 861 | — | #222 | — |
| 1921 | 887 | — | #216 | — |
| 1920 | 852 | — | #224 | — |
| 1919 | 905 | — | #205 | — |
| 1918 | 949 | — | #203 | — |
| 1917 | 842 | — | #208 | — |
| 1916 | 842 | — | #210 | #4,267 |
| 1915 | 783 | — | #211 | — |
| 1914 | 604 | — | #210 | — |
| 1913 | 519 | — | #204 | — |
| 1912 | 483 | — | #200 | — |
| 1911 | 352 | — | #205 | — |
| 1910 | 374 | — | #184 | — |
| 1909 | 325 | — | #183 | — |
| 1908 | 336 | — | #177 | — |
| 1907 | 355 | — | #166 | — |
| 1906 | 291 | — | #174 | — |
| 1905 | 287 | — | #178 | — |
| 1904 | 246 | — | #191 | — |
| 1903 | 286 | — | #170 | — |
| 1902 | 262 | — | #177 | — |
| 1901 | 239 | — | #182 | — |
| 1900 | 268 | — | #192 | — |
| 1899 | 246 | — | #174 | — |
| 1898 | 261 | — | #180 | — |
| 1897 | 206 | — | #192 | — |
| 1896 | 230 | — | #180 | — |
| 1895 | 227 | — | #178 | — |
| 1894 | 228 | — | #175 | — |
| 1893 | 199 | — | #179 | — |
| 1892 | 207 | — | #176 | — |
| 1891 | 163 | — | #184 | — |
| 1890 | 184 | — | #175 | — |
| 1889 | 172 | — | #171 | — |
| 1888 | 171 | — | #168 | — |
| 1887 | 127 | — | #179 | — |
| 1886 | 136 | — | #172 | — |
| 1885 | 131 | — | #161 | — |
| 1884 | 158 | — | #139 | — |
| 1883 | 120 | — | #151 | — |
| 1882 | 117 | — | #149 | — |
| 1881 | 141 | — | #120 | — |
| 1880 | 111 | — | #140 | — |