I met a girl at summer camp one year named Luella. Everyone called her Lulu. She really liked cats and had a huge imagination. She was good at telling stories.
― Anonymous User 4/26/2020
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In 2018, 81 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Luella who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1928th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/11/2018
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Luella is a very cool name in my opinion. Part Southern Belle, part Cowgirl robbing trains. Unique, flowing nicely off the tongue. Somehow exotic as well. I dig it.
My Grandma's name was Luella (Born in the 1920's). She was the sweetest, most loving person. My dad said she liked her name but she hated being called Lou. I love the way the name looks and sounds--I plan on using it in my daughters name.
The name Luella was given to 107 baby girls born in the US in 2012. It's got the Lu- prefix found in some currently popular names like Lucy and Lucia, and the -Ella suffix found in the über trendy Isabella and Annabella, so it would be a great choice if you want something unique but not totally out there. The only problem is, it sounds a lot like cruella to me.
The name Luella has even made it to the popularity charts of the USA and the UK today, unlike Louella.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/luella/top/united-states?compare=louella&type=sample
Take a look at the entry for Brayden and Brianna and see:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/brayden
https://www.behindthename.com/name/brianna
The original spelling of Louella is the name of only 13k girls in the USA in total according to the USA Social Security Administration since 2021.
https://www.names.org/n/louella/about
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/louella/
https://names.darkgreener.com/#louella
The 'variant' Luella is the name of 31k girls in the USA in total according to the USA Social Security Administration since 2021. Much more popular than Louella.
https://www.names.org/n/luella/about
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/luella/
https://names.darkgreener.com/#luella
By the way, the spelling of 'Louella' is more popular in the Philippines than 'Luella'
https://forebears.io/forenames/louella
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/luella