Louella comes from the Germanic / French tradition, meaning Famous warrior + goddess, fairy.
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How popular is Louella?
1932peak year
Louella appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1932, 266 babies received the name (ranked #403). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2341), with roughly 89 babies named Louella each year. Louella has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 13,809 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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