Girl name#705 of girl names
Luella
Pronounced L UW2 EH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
How popular is Luella?
Luella is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 32,268 children — the 705th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 949 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW2 EH1 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 210
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Luella
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Luella
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Luella?
- Luella ranks 705th among girls' names in US records, with 32,268 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,665.
- Is Luella a unisex name?
- No. Luella is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Luella most popular?
- 1918, when 949 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.