The first name Lulu

In 2025, 28 girls were named Lulu, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 49 births (#738).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lulu with other names.

In 2025, 50 girls born in the United States were named Lulu, the 3,194th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1886, when 376 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lulu Wilson
  American actress (born 2005)
• Lulu Wang
  Asian-American filmmaker, born 1983
• Lulu Wang
  Dutch writer, born 1960
• Lulu Ranne
  Finnish politician, born 1971
• Lulu Antariksa
  American actress and singer, born 1995
• Lulu White
  Brothel madam, procuress, entrepreneur in New Orleans, Louisiana during the Storyville per, 1868–1931
• Lulu Popplewell
  British actress, born 1991
• Abu Muhammad Lu'lu' al-Kabir
  Emir of Aleppo, 901–1008
• Lulu Glaser
  American actress (1874-1958)
• Lulu Ziegler
  Danish actress, singer and theatre director (1903–1973)

What does the name Lulu mean?

A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.

How popular is the name Lulu?

In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Lulu, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 2009, with 49 births.

Is Lulu a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,709 US babies named Lulu since 1880 were girls.

When was Lulu most popular?

1886 in the United States, when 376 babies were named Lulu, its highest rank at 90th.

How do you pronounce Lulu?

Lulu is /ˈluːluː/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Lulu?

Loulou, Lu-lu and Lou-lou.