Recorded 1927–2022 Boys' name Peak 1927 10 births

Luel — boys' name

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

1920s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Luel was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

5 babies were named Luel in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luel

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Luel between 1927 and 2022, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Luel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luel 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 10 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.

Luel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

10

Since 1927

96 years of records

Peak year

1927

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1927

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2022

Luel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1927

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
5 20221927 5

Luel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Luel's all-time total
1920s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luel?
10 babies have been named Luel since 1927. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1927 with 5 births.
When was Luel most popular?
Luel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Luel been used?
Luel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 96 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Luel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lue, Luella, Luellen, Luegene, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1927–2022 (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.