How Many People Are Named Lulu?
An estimated 1,961 people in the United States have the first name Lulu. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Lulu peaked in popularity in 1886 with 376 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lulu 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 Lulu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,961
About 1 in 174,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1886
376 births
Total Registered
12,656
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lulu
Lulu is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,656 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lulu as a female name
Ranked #3,464 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 1886 (376 births)
Lulu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lulu span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 3,253 babies were registered. Lulu has declined significantly from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lulu by Decade
How has Lulu 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.
Lulu by State
Birth registrations for Lulu span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, Oregon, Kentucky. On average, about 73 Lulus were registered per state.
Lulu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lulu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lulu
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lulu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lulu?
We estimate approximately 1,961 people named Lulu 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 174,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Lulu a common name?
Lulu is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,656 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lulu most popular?
Lulu reached peak popularity in 1886, when 376 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lulu is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lulu a female name?
Lulu is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lulu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lulu Smith, Lulu Johnson, Lulu 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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