Luella
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About Luella
Luella is a sleeker spelling variant of the girls' name Louella and is now more popular than the original. Sweet, but lively, it was a popular name in the the early 19th century, but fell out of favor in the 50s. Now, after a 60 year absence, it's back in the charts, in the US and the UK.
A smoosh name that combines Lou- from Louisa with the popular ending -ella, the name could have some lofty meanings such as 'battle famous fairy maiden", "goddess of battle", "she who is glorious in war" or "renowned warrior of light", depending on which etymological root you follow.
The blend of classic sounds in Luella come together to make a name that feels stylish and fresh but also vintage. Given to just under 300 girls each year, it could also work as an alternative for the popular Eloise.
Pronounced loo-EL-la.
As of October 2026, Luella ranked #780 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #120 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #382.
Editor's take: The name Luella is a girl's name meaning "battle famous fairy maiden".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,507 | 148 | 82.9 |
| 2015 | #1,345 | 177 | 99.2 |
| 2016 | #1,204 | 206 | 116.3 |
| 2017 | #912 | 294 | 170.3 |
| 2018 | #953 | 278 | 163.4 |
| 2019 | #938 | 282 | 168 |
| 2020 | #974 | 262 | 162.1 |
| 2021 | #924 | 288 | 175.5 |
| 2022 | #999 | 262 | 159.7 |
| 2023 | #932 | 285 | 177.6 |
| 2024 | #827 | 331 | 204.3 |
| 2025 | #780 | 349 | 217.1 |
World rankings
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Luella on lists
Famous Luellas
- Luella Bates
first woman truck driver
- Luella Dayrell Bartley
English fashion designer
- Luella Sanders Creighton
Canadian novelist
- Luella Gear
American actress and comedienne
- Iris Luella DeMent
American singer,songwriter
- Helen Luella Koford
birth name of Terry Moore, American actress
- Luella Jane "Lulu" West
(b. 2006). daughter of Christian singer,songwriter Matthew West
- Alabama Luella Barker (b. 2006)
daughter of model Shanna Moakler and musician Travis Barker
- Fable Luella
daughter of Girl's Gone Child blogger Rebecca Woolf
- Lolita
Luella McVeigh (b. 2012), daughter of AFL player Jarrad McVeigh
Luella in pop culture
- Luella Hiner
character in musical "A Chorus Line"
- Wendy Luella Everly
main character of the Trylle Trilogy by Amanda Hocking
- Similar: Llewela
feminized form of Llewelyn (also, Llywela for Llywelyn)