Recorded 1910–2017 Girls' name Peak 1942 488 births

Louellen — girls' name

488 babies named Louellen in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s871930s901940s1531950s631960s341970s102010s5
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Louellen was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

22 babies were named Louellen in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louellen

The Social Security Administration has registered 488 babies named Louellen between 1910 and 2017, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Louellen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louellen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Louellen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louellen 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 488 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.

Louellen at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

488

Since 1910

108 years of records

Peak year

1942

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1910

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2017

Louellen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1910

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1942)
22
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
0510152025 201719621951194419371930192319161910 6

Louellen by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
153 births that decade — 31% of Louellen's all-time total
1910s461920s871930s901940s1531950s631960s341970s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louellen?
488 babies have been named Louellen since 1910. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1942 with 22 births.
When was Louellen most popular?
Louellen was most popular in the 1940s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Louellen been used?
Louellen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 108 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Louellen?
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, 1910–2017 (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.