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Louella

Pronounced L AW0 EH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1932
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Louella?

Louella is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 13,809 children — the 1,169th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1932, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1932, when 266 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • Alliterative
  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L AW0 EH1 L AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Louella

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Louella

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Louella?
Louella ranks 1,169th among girls' names in US records, with 13,809 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 891.
Is Louella a unisex name?
No. Louella is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Louella most popular?
1932, when 266 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.