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Louella

Louella holds the #1467 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 146 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2549 in 2020 to #1467 today. Its strongest year on record was 1881 (#235 nationally, 44 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#492 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1467
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#235
in 1881 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
146
girls named Louella

Louella popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.026%0.039%0.052%18801900192019401960198020002020#235 in 1881
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1881

Where Louella is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025SD—Iowa: #492 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IA#492Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025IL—Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025CT—California: #2487 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2487Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Louella in 2025TX—Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#492), Kentucky (#570), Missouri (#640)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Louella in the most recent year of SSA data.

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