Luella: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: The name Luella appears in literature, such as in the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes, where Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a central character known for her strong and compassionate nature.

Luella Overview

Meaning

Famed warrior, famous elf, make amends

Gender

Girl

Origin

British, Latin, English

Etymology

Combination of “Lou” (short form of Louise, meaning “famous warrior”) and “Ella” (meaning “light” or “beautiful fairy woman”).

Pronunciation

/luˈɛl.ə/

Popularity

Luella is a less common name globally, with modest use in English-speaking countries. Recently, Luella has not been widely ranked within the top 1000 names for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

9 (Humanitarian, Selfless, Creative)

Name Styles

Vintage, Cute, Classic

Associated Traits

Charming, graceful, kind, creative

Luella Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Louella, Luella, Lou

Common Nicknames

Lulu, Ella, Ellie, Ela, Elle

Diminutives

Louie, Lu, Lula, Elie

Famous People

Luella Bartley
(British Fashion Designer)
Luella Parsons
(American Gossip Columnist)
Luella Dayrell
(American Author)
Luella Miner
(American Missionary and Educator)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Luella Bartley
("Luella," Fashion Brand)
Luella Miller
("Luella Miller," Short Story)
Luella Devlin
("Homicide Hunter," TV Series)
Luella La Touche
("The Story of Luella La Touche," Novel)
Luella Parsons
("Hollywood Canteen," Film)

Places

Luella City
(Texas, USA)
Luella Lake
(Ontario, Canada)

What Is the Meaning of Luella?

Luella means “famed warrior” or “famous elf,” embodying a sense of strength and mysticism. It also signifies “make amends,” hinting at a nurturing and conciliatory nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Luella?

The name Luella has roots in British and Latin traditions, with influences from English. It combines the elements “Lu,” meaning “light” in Latin, and “ella,” a diminutive form of various names in English.

Luella Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Luella in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#9232021	#9972022	#9282023
Top 3 Rankings	#1201881	#1391884	#1401880

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Luella

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	928 (+69 from 2022)	284 (+22 from 2022)	0.01624
2022	997 (-74 from 2021)	262 (-26 from 2021)	0.01461
2021	923 (+46 from 2020)	288 (+26 from 2020)	0.01608
2020	969 (-33 from 2019)	262 (-20 from 2019)	0.01482
2019	936 (+17 from 2018)	282 (+4 from 2018)	0.01537
2018	953 (-44 from 2017)	278 (-16 from 2017)	0.01495
2017	909 (+294 from 2016)	294 (+88 from 2016)	0.01556
2016	1203 (+133 from 2015)	206 (+29 from 2015)	0.01064
2015	1336 (+165 from 2014)	177 (+29 from 2014)	0.00907
2014	1501 (+203 from 2013)	148 (+26 from 2013)	0.00757
2013	1704 (+153 from 2012)	122 (+14 from 2012)	0.00633
2012	1857 (+216 from 2011)	108 (+15 from 2011)	0.00557
2011	2073 (-131 from 2010)	93 (-10 from 2010)	0.00480
2010	1942 (+328 from 2009)	103 (+17 from 2009)	0.00525
2009	2270 (+149 from 2008)	86 (+7 from 2008)	0.00425
2008	2419 (+793 from 2007)	79 (+26 from 2007)	0.00379
2007	3212 (-234 from 2006)	53 (-4 from 2006)	0.00250
2006	2978 (+1139 from 2005)	57 (+23 from 2005)	0.00273
2005	4117 (+170 from 2004)	34 (+2 from 2004)	0.00168
2004	4287 (+2289 from 2003)	32 (+15 from 2003)	0.00159
2003	6576 (+1239 from 2002)	17 (+4 from 2002)	0.00085
2002	7815 (+2287 from 2001)	13 (+4 from 2001)	0.00066
2001	10102 (-2945 from 2000)	9 (-5 from 2000)	0.00045
2000	7157 (+2321 from 1999)	14 (+5 from 1999)	0.00070
1999	9478 (-1463 from 1998)	9 (-2 from 1998)	0.00046
1998	8015 (-274 from 1997)	11 No change from 1997	0.00057
1997	7741 (-611 from 1996)	11 (-1 from 1996)	0.00058
1996	7130 (-490 from 1995)	12 (-1 from 1995)	0.00063
1995	6640 (+457 from 1994)	13 (+1 from 1994)	0.00068
1994	7097 (+4683 from 1993)	12 (+6 from 1993)	0.00062
1993	11780 (-42 from 1992)	6 No change from 1992	0.00030
1992	11738 (-230 from 1991)	6 No change from 1991	0.00030
1991	11508 (-5376 from 1990)	6 (-8 from 1990)	0.00030
1990	6132 (-296 from 1989)	14 No change from 1989	0.00068
1989	5836 (+59 from 1988)	14 (+1 from 1988)	0.00070
1988	5895 (-1039 from 1987)	13 (-3 from 1987)	0.00068
1987	4856 (+3667 from 1986)	16 (+9 from 1986)	0.00085
1986	8523 (-2069 from 1985)	7 (-3 from 1985)	0.00038
1985	6454 (-915 from 1984)	10 (-2 from 1984)	0.00054
1984	5539 (+285 from 1983)	12 (+1 from 1983)	0.00067
1983	5824 (-1658 from 1982)	11 (-7 from 1982)	0.00061
1982	4166 (+365 from 1981)	18 (+2 from 1981)	0.00099
1981	4531 (+211 from 1980)	16 (+1 from 1980)	0.00089
1980	4742 (+685 from 1979)	15 (+3 from 1979)	0.00084
1979	5427 (-2145 from 1978)	12 (-11 from 1978)	0.00070
1978	3282 (+630 from 1977)	23 (+5 from 1977)	0.00140
1977	3912 (-234 from 1976)	18 No change from 1976	0.00109
1976	3678 (-42 from 1975)	18 No change from 1975	0.00115
1975	3636 (+226 from 1974)	18 (+2 from 1974)	0.00115
1974	3862 (-948 from 1973)	16 (-7 from 1973)	0.00102
1973	2914 (-516 from 1972)	23 (-7 from 1972)	0.00148
1972	2398 (+972 from 1971)	30 (+11 from 1971)	0.00186
1971	3370 (-1131 from 1970)	19 (-16 from 1970)	0.00108
1970	2239 (-69 from 1969)	35 (+1 from 1969)	0.00191
1969	2170 (+460 from 1968)	34 (+11 from 1968)	0.00193
1968	2630 (-781 from 1967)	23 (-17 from 1967)	0.00135
1967	1849 (-203 from 1966)	40 (-6 from 1966)	0.00233
1966	1646 (+26 from 1965)	46 (+1 from 1965)	0.00262
1965	1672 (-114 from 1964)	45 (-8 from 1964)	0.00246
1964	1558 (+38 from 1963)	53 (+3 from 1963)	0.00271
1963	1596 (-251 from 1962)	50 (-18 from 1962)	0.00251
1962	1345 (+53 from 1961)	68 (+4 from 1961)	0.00335
1961	1398 (-171 from 1960)	64 (-15 from 1960)	0.00308
1960	1227 (+46 from 1959)	79 (+8 from 1959)	0.00380
1959	1273 (+21 from 1958)	71 (+4 from 1958)	0.00342
1958	1294 (-178 from 1957)	67 (-21 from 1957)	0.00324
1957	1116 No change from 1956	88 (+3 from 1956)	0.00419
1956	1116 (-149 from 1955)	85 (-20 from 1955)	0.00413
1955	967 (-2 from 1954)	105 (+4 from 1954)	0.00524
1954	965 (+36 from 1953)	101 (+9 from 1953)	0.00507
1953	1001 (-26 from 1952)	92 (-1 from 1952)	0.00477
1952	975 (-151 from 1951)	93 (-25 from 1951)	0.00489
1951	824 (-56 from 1950)	118 (-9 from 1950)	0.00639
1950	768 (-103 from 1949)	127 (-29 from 1949)	0.00722
1949	665 (-55 from 1948)	156 (-27 from 1948)	0.00889
1948	610 (+62 from 1947)	183 (+26 from 1947)	0.01050
1947	672 (-71 from 1946)	157 (-15 from 1946)	0.00864
1946	601 (+16 from 1945)	172 (+33 from 1945)	0.01066
1945	617 (-79 from 1944)	139 (-42 from 1944)	0.01033
1944	538 (-28 from 1943)	181 (-33 from 1943)	0.01325
1943	510 (-3 from 1942)	214 (-2 from 1942)	0.01491
1942	507 (-60 from 1941)	216 (-20 from 1941)	0.01553
1941	447 (-18 from 1940)	236 (-15 from 1940)	0.01894
1940	429 (-24 from 1939)	251 (-25 from 1939)	0.02125
1939	405 (-13 from 1938)	276 (-18 from 1938)	0.02434
1938	392 (-53 from 1937)	294 (-51 from 1937)	0.02576
1937	339 (+1 from 1936)	345 (+7 from 1936)	0.03131
1936	340 (-7 from 1935)	338 (-25 from 1935)	0.03137
1935	333 (-15 from 1934)	363 (-25 from 1934)	0.03340
1934	318 (-25 from 1933)	388 (-40 from 1933)	0.03585
1933	293 (-14 from 1932)	428 (-67 from 1932)	0.04092
1932	279 (-26 from 1931)	495 (-81 from 1931)	0.04474
1931	253 (+2 from 1930)	576 (-21 from 1930)	0.05219
1930	255 (-14 from 1929)	597 (-63 from 1929)	0.05118
1929	241 (+1 from 1928)	660 (-2 from 1928)	0.05702
1928	242 No change from 1927	662 (-61 from 1927)	0.05537
1927	242 (+22 from 1926)	723 (+84 from 1926)	0.05847
1926	264 (-26 from 1925)	639 (-122 from 1925)	0.05194
1925	238 (-3 from 1924)	761 (-15 from 1924)	0.06025
1924	235 (-10 from 1923)	776 (-45 from 1923)	0.05989
1923	225 (-3 from 1922)	821 (-40 from 1922)	0.06555
1922	222 (-6 from 1921)	861 (-26 from 1921)	0.06901
1921	216 (+8 from 1920)	887 (+35 from 1920)	0.06931
1920	224 (-19 from 1919)	852 (-53 from 1919)	0.06849
1919	205 (-3 from 1918)	905 (-44 from 1918)	0.07705
1918	202 (+6 from 1917)	949 (+107 from 1917)	0.07893
1917	208 (+2 from 1916)	842 (+5 from 1916)	0.07493
1916	210 (+1 from 1915)	837 (+54 from 1915)	0.07709
1915	211 (-1 from 1914)	783 (+179 from 1914)	0.07648
1914	210 (-6 from 1913)	604 (+85 from 1913)	0.07582
1913	204 (-4 from 1912)	519 (+36 from 1912)	0.07925
1912	200 (+5 from 1911)	483 (+131 from 1911)	0.08232
1911	205 (-22 from 1910)	352 (-22 from 1910)	0.07967
1910	183 No change from 1909	374 (+49 from 1909)	0.08915
1909	183 (-6 from 1908)	325 (-11 from 1908)	0.08829
1908	177 (-11 from 1907)	336 (-19 from 1907)	0.09477
1907	166 (+8 from 1906)	355 (+64 from 1906)	0.10521
1906	174 (+4 from 1905)	291 (+4 from 1905)	0.09284
1905	178 (+13 from 1904)	287 (+41 from 1904)	0.09262
1904	191 (-21 from 1903)	246 (-40 from 1903)	0.08412
1903	170 (+6 from 1902)	286 (+24 from 1902)	0.10281
1902	176 (+6 from 1901)	262 (+23 from 1901)	0.09346
1901	182 (+9 from 1900)	239 (-29 from 1900)	0.09401
1900	191 (-17 from 1899)	268 (+22 from 1899)	0.08435
1899	174 (+5 from 1898)	246 (-15 from 1898)	0.09940
1898	179 (+13 from 1897)	261 (+55 from 1897)	0.09520
1897	192 (-12 from 1896)	206 (-24 from 1896)	0.08297
1896	180 (-2 from 1895)	230 (+3 from 1895)	0.09127
1895	178 (-3 from 1894)	227 (-1 from 1894)	0.09186
1894	175 (+4 from 1893)	228 (+29 from 1893)	0.09662
1893	179 (-3 from 1892)	199 (-8 from 1892)	0.08835
1892	176 (+8 from 1891)	207 (+44 from 1891)	0.09204
1891	184 (-9 from 1890)	163 (-21 from 1890)	0.08292
1890	175 (-5 from 1889)	184 (+12 from 1889)	0.09124
1889	170 (-2 from 1888)	172 (+1 from 1888)	0.09090
1888	168 (+10 from 1887)	171 (+44 from 1887)	0.09026
1887	178 (-10 from 1886)	127 (-9 from 1886)	0.08171
1886	168 (-8 from 1885)	136 (+5 from 1885)	0.08846
1885	160 (-21 from 1884)	131 (-27 from 1884)	0.09229
1884	139 (+11 from 1883)	158 (+38 from 1883)	0.11484
1883	150 (-1 from 1882)	120 (+3 from 1882)	0.09995
1882	149 (-29 from 1881)	117 (-24 from 1881)	0.10113
1881	120 (+20 from 1880)	141 (+30 from 1880)	0.14263
1880	140 First SSA data recorded	111 First SSA data recorded	0.11372

American States Popularity Rankings for Luella

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Minnesota (MN)

#2632021

#2482022

#2002023

Ohio (OH)

#8172021

#9242022

#5382023

Michigan (MI)

#4832021

#4842022

#5502023

Illinois (IL)

#10432020

#11092022

#15732023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#10802021

#7612022

#8572023

Wisconsin (WI)

#1862021

#3212022

#2912023

Iowa (IA)

#6472020

#3742022

#3692023

New York (NY)

#13812021

#17912022

#22582023

Indiana (IN)

#6102021

#7962022

#8832023

North Dakota (ND)

#2342020

#1312022

#1782023

California (CA)

#14222021

#15022022

#14512023

Texas (TX)

#19752021

#20262022

#18282023

Missouri (MO)

#6532021

#7822022

#7782023

Mississippi (MS)

#3891956

#5591958

#4291959

Nebraska (NE)

#2561945

#2701950

#4022019

Kansas (KS)

#6452020

#6432021

#4912022

Oklahoma (OK)

#4151942

#3271943

#3811947

South Dakota (SD)

#1402017

#2412021

#1572023

Louisiana (LA)

#5881948

#6081951

#7451959

Georgia (GA)

#16732018

#16452020

#12842023

Washington (WA)

#6932021

#8912022

#7352023

Alabama (AL)

#4681950

#5791951

#7732023

Arkansas (AR)

#3761943

#4581948

#4021950

West Virginia (WV)

#3011940

#3891941

#2981946

Colorado (CO)

#7262019

#6632020

#7342023

North Carolina (NC)

#10552020

#13432021

#12122023

Kentucky (KY)

#6942020

#8212021

#7052023

Oregon (OR)

#3142021

#3462022

#6732023

Tennessee (TN)

#10692021

#12822022

#8082023

Florida (FL)

#11712021

#16202022

#23502023

Montana (MT)

#1421937

#1331939

#1541940

South Carolina (SC)

#4251937

#4571941

#4511946

Utah (UT)

#7402020

#7952021

#5072022

Idaho (ID)

#3862018

#3022021

#4232022

Virginia (VA)

#11322019

#11572022

#12742023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3491935

#8082017

#7342022

New Jersey (NJ)

#3301928

#3511930

#3711932

Arizona (AZ)

#8952021

#10082022

#11852023

Connecticut (CT)

#2701918

#2631921

#2441929

Maine (ME)

#1871915

#2181924

#2151930

Maryland (MD)

#2231919

#9892014

Vermont (VT)

#1171914

#1041915

Wyoming (WY)

#981935

Hawaii (HI)

#1621935

Popularity Rankings for Luella in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales

#8232019

#9552020

#6992021

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#8152017

#12362020

#10222021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland

#8832021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Luella a Name for Boys or Girls?

Luella is often chosen for girls, thanks to its elegant and classic nature that stands out as a distinctive female name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Luella

Louie
Lu
Lula
Elie

Luella in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Luella Bartley (Fashion Designer, born 1974): A British fashion designer and journalist known for her work with the brand Luella and for co-founding the label Hillier Bartley.
Luella Parsons (Gossip Columnist, 1881–1972): An American gossip columnist for the Hearst Corporation who was influential in the early to mid-20th century Hollywood.
Luella Dayrell (Author, born 1903): An American author known for her children's books and contributions to literature.
Luella Miner (Missionary, 1861–1935): An American missionary and educator who worked extensively in China, contributing to the development of education for women.

Luella Bartley ("Luella," 1999 Fashion Brand): A British fashion designer known for her quirky and eclectic designs.
Luella Miller ("Luella Miller," 1902 Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman): A character in a Gothic short story about a woman who seems to drain the life from those around her.
Luella Devlin ("Homicide Hunter," 2011 TV Series): A minor character in the crime documentary series focusing on real-life homicide investigations.
"Luella" (2018 Song by Gaspard Eden): A song reflecting on themes of love and longing.
Luella La Touche ("The Story of Luella La Touche," 2006 Novel): A historical fiction novel about a young woman navigating the challenges of Victorian society.
Luella Parsons ("Hollywood Canteen," 1944 Film): A character based on the real-life gossip columnist who played a significant role in the entertainment industry.

Luella City (Texas, USA): A small community in Grayson County.
Luella Lake (Ontario, Canada): A lake in Ontario popular for its serene environment and outdoor activities like fishing and boating.

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Meaning: Lily flower, pure, innocent
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Luella Name Meaning