Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Louella

#1,321 most common girls' name of all time · #2,304 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,321
Rank overall
#2,304 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
13,958
Since 2016
998
Peak year
1932 #402
Best rank
#239 1881
Girls Boys peak 266/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Louella is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 146 — 146 #1,467
2024 149 — 149 #1,466
2023 140 — 140 #1,525
2022 120 — 120 #1,731
2021 85 — 85 #2,188
2020 67 — 67 #2,550
2019 81 — 81 #2,249
2018 95 — 95 #2,048
2017 62 — 62 #2,744
2016 53 — 53 #3,101
2015 42 — 42 #3,650
2014 37 — 37 #4,003
2013 47 — 47 #3,368
2012 30 — 30 #4,707
2011 20 — 20 #6,336
2010 21 — 21 #6,183
2009 24 — 24 #5,709
2008 10 — 10 #10,809
2007 19 — 19 #6,815
2006 10 — 10 #10,613
2005 5 — 5 #16,463
2004 5 — 5 #16,104
2003 9 — 9 #10,427
2002 11 — 11 #8,840
1999 8 — 8 #10,346
1998 8 — 8 #10,128
1997 5 — 5 #13,729
1996 10 — 10 #8,136
1995 11 — 11 #7,519
1994 11 — 11 #7,606
1993 7 — 7 #10,590
1992 11 — 11 #7,515
1991 8 — 8 #9,343
1990 8 — 8 #9,248
1989 8 — 8 #8,763
1988 12 — 12 #6,280
1987 15 — 15 #5,075
1986 13 — 13 #5,463
1985 7 — 7 #8,321
1984 13 — 13 #5,224
1983 11 — 11 #5,827
1982 13 — 13 #5,213
1981 15 — 15 #4,748
1980 16 — 16 #4,518
1979 14 — 14 #4,843
1978 18 — 18 #3,926
1977 14 — 14 #4,652
1976 12 — 12 #4,908
1975 26 — 26 #2,813
1974 31 — 31 #2,435
1973 17 — 17 #3,638
1972 25 — 25 #2,747
1971 24 — 24 #2,875
1970 33 — 33 #2,309
1969 32 — 32 #2,255
1968 32 — 32 #2,127
1967 22 — 22 #2,632
1966 48 — 48 #1,622
1965 40 — 40 #1,801
1964 69 — 69 #1,350
1963 65 — 65 #1,373
1962 72 — 72 #1,305
1961 71 — 71 #1,319
1960 57 — 57 #1,454
1959 76 — 76 #1,225
1958 85 — 85 #1,153
1957 97 — 97 #1,055
1956 87 — 87 #1,105
1955 101 — 101 #995
1954 139 — 139 #796
1953 116 — 116 #873
1952 123 — 123 #822
1951 159 — 159 #696
1950 167 — 167 #659
1949 185 — 185 #604
1948 214 — 214 #570
1947 205 — 205 #597
1946 174 — 174 #598
1945 185 — 185 #535
1944 193 — 193 #519
1943 188 — 188 #550
1942 197 — 197 #528
1941 232 — 232 #454
1940 200 — 200 #478
1939 232 — 232 #444
1938 242 — 242 #431
1937 220 — 220 #443
1936 230 — 230 #427
1935 215 — 215 #440
1934 256 — 256 #409
1933 222 — 222 #432
1932 266 — 266 #402
1931 220 — 220 #435
1930 259 — 259 #406
1929 244 — 244 #425
1928 255 — 255 #424
1927 264 — 264 #424
1926 265 — 265 #419
1925 239 — 239 #447
1924 238 — 238 #452
1923 247 — 247 #429
1922 233 — 233 #445
1921 257 — 257 #423
1920 215 — 215 #461
1919 241 — 241 #418
1918 251 — 251 #414
1917 229 — 229 #420
1916 235 — 235 #407
1915 208 — 208 #418
1914 156 — 156 #435
1913 149 — 149 #399
1912 130 — 130 #406
1911 110 — 110 #385
1910 117 — 117 #364
1909 103 — 103 #358
1908 81 — 81 #405
1907 93 — 93 #366
1906 71 — 71 #406
1905 87 — 87 #364
1904 77 — 77 #374
1903 74 — 74 #371
1902 80 — 80 #357
1901 55 — 55 #398
1900 111 — 111 #321
1899 62 — 62 #369
1898 65 — 65 #385
1897 76 — 76 #337
1896 79 — 79 #327
1895 50 — 50 #397
1894 53 — 53 #386
1893 56 — 56 #360
1892 57 — 57 #348
1891 75 — 75 #291
1890 65 — 65 #313
1889 49 — 49 #351
1888 50 — 50 #341
1887 59 — 59 #275
1886 66 — 66 #258
1885 48 — 48 #291
1884 52 — 52 #272
1883 47 — 47 #267
1882 51 — 51 #243
1881 44 — 44 #239
1880 34 — 34 #268