Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Lulu?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lulus are alive today.
Lulu (female) is a shortened form of the name Lucy. Although Lulu itself was given to 28 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1166th as a registered name), most Lulus are registered as Lucy, which ranked 143rd in 2025 with 346 babies.
Most people called Lulu are registered as Lucy, and share that name's profile: the Lucy you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Lucies born in England and Wales are between 21 and 41, and there are at least 150,000 of them alive today. Only some Lucys go by Lulu.
How many babies are named Lulu or Lucy each year?
Combined registrations of Lucy, Lucie, Lulu. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Lucy rank as a registered name?
Where does Lulu 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 Lulu short for Lucy?
Yes - Lulu is a shortened form of Lucy. Lulus are usually registered as Lucy at birth.
When was the name Lulu most popular?
The full name Lucy peaked in 1994, when around 5,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lulu itself peaked as a registered name in 2009, with 49 babies.
How many people are called Lulu?
There's no official count of people who go by Lulu, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 150,000 people registered as Lucy born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lulu.
How old is the typical Lulu?
Most people called Lulu are registered as Lucy. Most living Lucies are between 21 and 41; the most common age is about 32.
Is Lulu becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.