Girls' name · since 1920
Luell
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Luell, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Luell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Luell recorded 16 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1929.
- #48,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luell ranks #48,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Luell's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Luell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luell's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1929
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1929.
16 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 6 births in a single year.
Luell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Luell's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Luell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Luell decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Luell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1920–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Luell 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 August 2026.
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