Lula
Pet form of Louise and Lucille, fashionable in the American South of the late 1800s.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Lula appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1880 to 1911. Its biggest year was 1921, when 1,778 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 143 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1881, at No. 36. All told, 85,587 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Luella (32,621) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Louise, Lucille
Explore Lula interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,882 | No. 36 |
| 1890s | 10,238 | No. 48 |
| 1900s | 9,518 | No. 62 |
| 1910s | 13,930 | No. 93 |
| 1920s | 16,317 | No. 139 |
| 1930s | 11,077 | No. 157 |
| 1940s | 7,332 | No. 212 |
| 1950s | 3,819 | No. 340 |
| 1960s | 1,373 | No. 653 |
| 1970s | 501 | No. 1452 |
| 1980s | 210 | No. 2940 |
| 1990s | 116 | No. 5249 |
| 2000s | 290 | No. 3000 |
| 2010s | 976 | No. 1755 |
| 2020s | 669 | No. 1506 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.