Luella

Luella: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “famous warrior; elf”
Origin: English
Say it: loo-EL-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually explained as a compound of Lou and Ella, or as an elaboration of Luella from names like Louise and Ella. Because it can reflect multiple bases, its exact source is somewhat mixed in usage.

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How popular is Luella?

202499.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Luella in 2024331

2024 rank#826 girls

Peak year1907

Total US babies since 188032,268

Luella is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Luella

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Luella questions

What does the name Luella mean?

Luella means "famous warrior; elf". It comes from English. Usually explained as a compound of Lou and Ella, or as an elaboration of Luella from names like Louise and Ella. Because it can reflect multiple bases, its exact source is somewhat mixed in usage.

Is Luella a boy or girl name?

Luella is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Luella?

331 US babies were named Luella in 2024. Its peak year was 1907.

How do you pronounce Luella?

Luella is usually pronounced loo-EL-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.