Recorded 1913–1935 Girls' name Peak 1918 33 births

Loudell — girls' name

33 babies named Loudell in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s151930s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Loudell was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Loudell in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loudell

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Loudell between 1913 and 1935, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loudell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loudell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loudell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loudell 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 33 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.

Loudell at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

33

Since 1913

23 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1913

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1935

Loudell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1913

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 193519261925192219181913 5

Loudell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 45% of Loudell's all-time total
1910s131920s151930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loudell?
33 babies have been named Loudell since 1913. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Loudell most popular?
Loudell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Loudell been used?
Loudell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 23 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Loudell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, 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, 1913–1935 (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.