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How popular is the name Lula?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lulas are alive today.
Lula (female) is a shortened form of the name Louise. Although Lula itself was given to 25 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1271st as a registered name), most Lulas are registered as Louise, which ranked 816th in 2025 with 44 babies.
Most people called Lula are registered as Louise, and share that name's profile: the Louise you are most likely to meet is around 51 years old. Half of all Louises born in England and Wales are between 38 and 54, and there are at least 97,000 of them alive today. Only some Louises go by Lula.
How many babies are named Lula or Louise each year?
Combined registrations of Louise, Lula. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Louise rank as a registered name?
Where does Lula rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lula short for Louise?
Yes - Lula is a shortened form of Louise. Lulas are usually registered as Louise at birth.
When was the name Lula most popular?
The full name Louise peaked in 1974, when around 3,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lula itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 63 babies.
How many people are called Lula?
There's no official count of people who go by Lula, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 97,000 people registered as Louise born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lula.
How old is the typical Lula?
Most people called Lula are registered as Louise. Most living Louises are between 38 and 54; the most common age is about 51.
Is Lula becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.