How Many People Are Named Louella?
An estimated 4,079 people in the United States have the first name Louella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Louella peaked in popularity in 1932 with 266 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Louella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Louella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,079
About 1 in 84,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1932
266 births
Total Registered
13,809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Louella
Louella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,809 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Louella as a female name
Ranked #1,489 in 2024
146 female births in 2024
Peak: 1932 (266 births)
Louella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Louella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,457 babies were registered. Louella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Louella by Decade
How has Louella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Louella by State
Birth registrations for Louella span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, Idaho, Arizona. On average, about 202 Louellas were registered per state.
Louella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Louella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Louella
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Louella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Louella?
We estimate approximately 4,079 people named Louella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Louella a common name?
Louella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Louella most popular?
Louella reached peak popularity in 1932, when 266 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Louella is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Louella a female name?
Louella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Louella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Louella Smith, Louella Johnson, Louella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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