Lula
An English pet form used for Louise, Lucille, and other names beginning with the same sound. Louise itself traces to a Germanic name meaning famous warrior.
Lula in 2025
Lula was given to 100 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,544th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 33,153 babies born.
The history of Lula
Lula reached its highest point in 1924, when 1,792 babies were given the name, ranking 249th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 57th, in 1885.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 85,587 babies have been named Lula. Half of them were born before 1920, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Lula by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lula | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,887 | 57 |
| 1890s | 10,266 | 65 |
| 1900s | 9,544 | 83 |
| 1910s | 13,983 | 129 |
| 1920s | 16,425 | 235 |
| 1930s | 11,159 | 291 |
| 1940s | 7,369 | 386 |
| 1950s | 3,819 | 634 |
| 1960s | 1,373 | 1,143 |
| 1970s | 501 | 2,342 |
| 1980s | 210 | 4,677 |
| 1990s | 116 | 8,700 |
| 2000s | 290 | 5,247 |
| 2010s | 976 | 3,183 |
| 2020s | 669 | 2,803 |
Where Lula is heading
Lula has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 99 babies in 2015 to 100 in 2025.
Names like Lula
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lula.