NameTides

Louella

Louella was the #1,467 girls' name in the US in 2025 (146 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Louella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Louella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Louella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,467 (146)#1,512 (20)#780 (3)#2,282 (9)
2024#1,466 (149)#1,065 (32)—#1,710 (13)
2023#1,524 (140)#1,469 (21)#540 (5)#2,900 (6)
2022#1,731 (120)#1,556 (19)—#2,315 (8)
2021#2,186 (85)#2,073 (13)—#2,893 (6)
2020#2,549 (67)#1,449 (21)—#2,163 (9)
2019#2,249 (81)#1,349 (23)—#3,266 (5)
2018#2,048 (95)#1,490 (21)——
2017#2,744 (62)#1,817 (16)—#3,307 (5)
2016#3,100 (53)#3,609 (6)—#2,595 (7)
2015#3,650 (42)#4,103 (5)——
2014#4,003 (37)———
2013#3,367 (47)#4,739 (4)——
2012#4,707 (30)#4,171 (5)——
2011#6,335 (20)#3,549 (6)—#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #235.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Louella is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Louella by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #492IAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #959OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #570KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #2,151FL
Louella (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LouellaCanadaGirls#2,2829
LouellaEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
LouellaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LouellaScotlandGirls#7803
LouellaUSGirls#1,467146