Louella
Louella is a feminine given name which may refer to:Louella Ballerino (1900–1978), American fashion designer Louella E. Cable (1900–1986), American ichthyologist Louella Daetweiler (1918–2004), American baseball catcher Louella D.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Louella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Louella is a feminine given name which may refer to:Louella Ballerino (1900–1978), American fashion designer Louella E. Cable (1900–1986), American ichthyologist Louella Daetweiler (1918–2004), American baseball catcher Louella D.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Louella
American parents first put Louella on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 34 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 266 Louellas were born — ranking #401 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,339 among baby girl names with 169 births, rising sharply (+88% over the past five years). In total, more than 14K Louellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Louella
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About the name Louella
Louella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Louella's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #235. Use the chart and map above to compare Louella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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