How Many People Are Named Luella?
An estimated 6,770 people in the United States have the first name Luella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Luella peaked in popularity in 1918 with 949 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luella 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 Luella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,770
About 1 in 50,628 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1918
949 births
Total Registered
32,268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luella
Luella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32,268 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Luella as a male name
Ranked #4,328 in 1929
5 male births in 1929
Peak: 1925 (6 births)
Luella as a female name
Ranked #827 in 2024
331 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (949 births)
Luella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 7,653 babies were registered. Luella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Luella by Decade
How has Luella 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,384 | 0 | 1,384 | |
| 1890s | 2,151 | 0 | 2,151 | |
| 1900s | 2,895 | 0 | 2,895 | |
| 1910s | 6,653 | 5 | 6,648 | |
| 1920s | 7,653 | 11 | 7,642 | |
| 1930s | 4,100 | 0 | 4,100 | |
| 1940s | 1,905 | 0 | 1,905 | |
| 1950s | 947 | 0 | 947 | |
| 1960s | 502 | 0 | 502 | |
| 1970s | 212 | 0 | 212 | |
| 1980s | 132 | 0 | 132 | |
| 1990s | 100 | 0 | 100 | |
| 2000s | 395 | 0 | 395 | |
| 2010s | 1,811 | 0 | 1,811 | |
| 2020s | 1,428 | 0 | 1,428 | |
Luella by State
Birth registrations for Luella span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska. On average, about 485 Luellas were registered per state.
Luella + Last Name Combinations
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Luella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luella?
We estimate approximately 6,770 people named Luella 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 50,628 Americans share this first name.
Is Luella a common name?
Luella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luella most popular?
Luella reached peak popularity in 1918, when 949 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luella is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luella a female name?
Luella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luella Smith, Luella Johnson, Luella 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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