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Lula

/ˈlulə/ · 100% girls · 100 born in 2025

Lula has been given to about 85,587 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlulə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,047
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lula per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 1,792
  • Born in 2025100
  • All time85,587
  • England & Wales, 202525

How popular is Lula?

Its best year was 1924, when 1,792 babies were given the name, ranking 146th. The typical living American called Lula is about 82 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Lula

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zula0.81
  2. Luella0.77
  3. Eula0.76
  4. Luna0.75
  5. Lola0.74
  6. Lila0.74
  7. Lura0.75
  8. Lyla0.74

Middle names for Lula

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lula Josephine0.84
  2. Lula Rose0.83
  3. Lula June0.82
  4. Lula Pearl0.82
  5. Lula Quinn0.82
  6. Lula Nell0.82

Sibling names for Lula

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hattiesister · 0.97
  2. Florasister · 0.97
  3. Maesister · 0.97
  4. Sambrother · 0.91
  5. Hughbrother · 0.90
  6. Cleoeither · 0.89

Where Lula is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.04%
  2. Alabama0.01%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lula White0.78
  2. Lula Reyes0.78
  3. Lula Nguyen0.78
  4. Lula Moore0.78
  5. Lula Hill0.78
  6. Lula Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lula

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lula across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.