Is Luella a boy or girl name?
Luella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 331 girls and 0 boys were named Luella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 32,268 US babies named Luella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #827
- Babies named Luella since 1880
- 32,268
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 949 babies
Boys and girls named Luella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,384 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,151 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,895 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 6,648 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 11 | 7,642 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,100 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,905 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 947 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 502 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 132 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 395 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,811 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,428 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 331 | #827 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 285 | #932 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 262 | #999 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 288 | #924 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 262 | #974 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 282 | #938 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 278 | #953 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 294 | #912 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,204 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,345 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,709 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,867 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,954 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,280 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,432 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,232 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,005 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,083 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,345 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,780 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,112 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,635 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,407 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,992 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,340 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,391 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,879 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,399 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,682 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,435 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,324 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,011 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,124 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,986 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,128 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,747 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,731 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,046 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,261 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,644 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,875 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,611 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,341 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,997 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,756 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,706 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,958 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,970 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,430 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,444 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,187 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,674 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,869 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,659 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,683 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,568 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,614 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,346 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,403 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,232 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,296 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,121 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,126 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 105 | #973 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 101 | #968 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,005 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 93 | #979 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 118 | #826 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 127 | #769 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 156 | #667 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 183 | #612 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 157 | #673 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 172 | #605 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 139 | #617 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 181 | #538 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 214 | #510 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 216 | #509 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 236 | #447 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 251 | #430 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 276 | #405 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 294 | #392 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 345 | #339 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 338 | #340 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 363 | #333 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 388 | #318 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 428 | #293 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 495 | #279 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 576 | #253 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 597 | #255 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,328 | 660 | #241 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 662 | #242 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 723 | #242 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 639 | #264 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,009 | 761 | #238 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 776 | #235 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 821 | #225 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 861 | #222 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 887 | #216 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 852 | #224 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 905 | #205 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 949 | #203 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 842 | #208 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,268 | 837 | #210 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 783 | #211 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 604 | #210 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 519 | #204 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 483 | #200 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 352 | #205 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 374 | #184 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 325 | #183 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 336 | #177 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 355 | #166 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 291 | #174 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 287 | #178 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 246 | #191 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 286 | #170 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 262 | #177 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 239 | #182 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 268 | #192 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 246 | #174 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 261 | #180 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 206 | #192 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 230 | #180 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 227 | #178 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 228 | #175 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 199 | #179 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 207 | #176 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 163 | #184 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 184 | #175 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 172 | #171 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 171 | #168 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 127 | #179 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 136 | #172 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 131 | #161 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 158 | #139 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 120 | #151 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 117 | #149 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 141 | #120 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 111 | #140 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Luella reached #4,009 in 1925. As a girl name, it reached #120 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Luella
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.