# Louella (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/louella/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Luella |
| US babies named this | 13,958 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 13,958 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 266, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Lou (name) + -ella (diminutive suffix). First attested in the 19th century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 6,476 |
| 2012 | 30 | 4,784 |
| 2013 | 47 | 3,390 |
| 2014 | 37 | 4,069 |
| 2015 | 42 | 3,683 |
| 2016 | 53 | 3,124 |
| 2017 | 62 | 2,763 |
| 2018 | 95 | 2,055 |
| 2019 | 81 | 2,263 |
| 2020 | 67 | 2,570 |
| 2021 | 85 | 2,200 |
| 2022 | 120 | 1,739 |
| 2023 | 140 | 1,529 |
| 2024 | 149 | 1,469 |
| 2025 | 146 | 1,475 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,817 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1,490 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,449 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2,073 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,556 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1,469 |
| 2024 | 32 | 1,065 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,512 |

## People named Louella

- Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (1881-1972)
- Louella Maxam, American actress (1891-1970)
- Pearl Kendrick, American bacteriologist (1890–1980)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.