Recorded 1906–2022 Girls' name Peak 1927 152 births

Loella — girls' name

152 babies named Loella in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s291920s621930s322010s52020s8
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Loella was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

13 babies were named Loella in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loella

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Loella between 1906 and 2022, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Loella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 152 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loella at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

152

Since 1906

117 years of records

Peak year

1927

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1906

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2022

Loella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1906

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1927)
13
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
468101214 202219371931192819231919191619081906 6

Loella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 41% of Loella's all-time total
1900s161910s291920s621930s322010s52020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loella?
152 babies have been named Loella since 1906. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1927 with 13 births.
When was Loella most popular?
Loella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Loella been used?
Loella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 117 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Loella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loetta, Loeta, Loey, Loeva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.