Lulu

Girl name

Lulu has been given to 12,709 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1886.

Meaning & origin /ˈluːluː/

A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,709

Peak year

1886 (376 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -17%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lulu.

13,190 babies since 1880

7,176 babies since 1880

6,211 babies since 1880

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