Total births
31
Girls' name · since 1922
Louvella
Louvella has 31 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 31
- total births
- 1922–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
31 girls have been named Louvella since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Louvella has 31 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1956.
- 31 total births
- 1922–1956 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Louvella since 1922, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.
- 31
- total births
- 1922–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Louvella was born in this single decade.
1956
Single peak year
8 babies were named Louvella in 1956 - its busiest year on record.
Louvella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Louvella's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Louvella at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Louvella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1956
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Louvella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Louvella's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Louvella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Louvella? ▼
31 babies have been named Louvella since 1922. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Louvella most popular? ▼
Louvella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Louvella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Louvella since 1922 -- 35 years through the most recent 1956 data.
What names are similar to Louvella? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Louvella
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Louvella: Baby Name Since 1922 - 31 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/louvella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Louvella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.