Lula

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A few things about Lula you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 16,077 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lula, 100 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lula would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLula has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lulas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #36. Today it's #1,927, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLula is 8.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 16,077.
• 🍂TrendLula has slipped 206 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,927. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLula is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #384, followed by Alabama (#819). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.

About the name Lula

Lula is a girl name. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ula”. US birth records list Lula for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #36 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,927, with 100 babies.