Lulu Name Popularity

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How popular is Lulu?

Ranking 2,710th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lulu is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Lulu has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #76 in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1886 with 376 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Lulu in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1992.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lulu occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, 1945-1949, 1956-1959, 2000-2003, and 2004-2008, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1933, 1941-1945, and 1959-1963.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Lulu be?

Lulu's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Lulu has remained about the same.

The name Lulu is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Lulu (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		63	2,710
2017		66	2,642
2016		50	3,253
2015		60	2,911
2014		52	3,161
2013		58	2,921
2012		54	3,118
2011		54	3,113
2010		51	3,235
2009		41	3,837
2008		59	2,978
2007		50	3,365
2006		31	4,642
2005		26	5,045
2004		22	5,672
2003		25	5,032
2002		17	6,564
2001		16	6,835
2000		14	7,402
1999		15	6,707
1998		14	6,935
1997		6	13,062
1996		5	14,853
1995		9	9,217
1994		7	11,261
1993		6	12,764
1992		< 5	--
1991		11	7,740
1990		6	12,273
1989		< 5	--
1988		5	13,011
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		< 5	--
1984		6	9,838
1983		8	7,734
1982		6	9,924
1981		6	9,824
1980		< 5	--
1979		13	5,273
1978		6	9,220
1977		8	7,264
1976		7	7,771
1975		7	7,616
1974		14	4,350
1973		14	4,269
1972		16	3,815
1971		15	4,047
1970		12	4,649
1969		10	4,896
1968		15	3,540
1967		14	3,577
1966		12	3,858
1965		16	3,210
1964		14	3,621
1963		11	4,162
1962		18	2,985
1961		18	3,027
1960		17	3,049
1959		29	2,133
1958		23	2,422
1957		22	2,460
1956		20	2,579
1955		19	2,601
1954		24	2,215
1953		17	2,655
1952		22	2,243
1951		15	2,761
1950		22	2,092
1949		29	1,789
1948		24	1,985
1947		22	2,119
1946		21	2,063
1945		16	2,198
1944		28	1,564
1943		27	1,649
1942		26	1,651
1941		42	1,157
1940		41	1,143
1939		54	971
1938		64	880
1937		51	985
1936		91	701
1935		86	725
1934		66	844
1933		42	1,082
1932		65	864
1931		57	921
1930		71	850
1929		78	802
1928		79	812
1927		114	678
1926		116	677
1925		114	689
1924		113	700
1923		137	631
1922		133	636
1921		160	570
1920		177	532
1919		183	498
1918		183	503
1917		166	518
1916		198	454
1915		167	478
1914		158	430
1913		110	487
1912		125	416
1911		82	452
1910		112	368
1909		123	326
1908		120	322
1907		127	309
1906		115	314
1905		126	297
1904		151	258
1903		122	285
1902		161	240
1901		135	248
1900		196	228
1899		179	209
1898		209	203
1897		199	196
1896		228	181
1895		258	165
1894		278	155
1893		304	137
1892		325	133
1891		315	124
1890		364	111
1889		341	113
1888		367	105
1887		322	103
1886		376	90
1885		360	85
1884		344	89
1883		302	88
1882		279	93
1881		313	76
1880		249	86

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.