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Lulu

Pronounced /ˈluːluː/

Rank in 2024
#3,476
Born in 2024
45
Peak year
1886 · #90
Origin
Arabic, Chinese

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 45 girls were named Lulu, about 1 in every 35,849.
  • It peaked in 1886 with 376 babies, ranked #90.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 12,656 girls have been named Lulu since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Lulu per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.2
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 3,728 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Silent: 984 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 387 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 180 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 75 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 496 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 698 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa. ==== Alternative forms ==== Loulou ==== Proper noun ==== Lulu (plural Lulus or Lulues) A female given name. A diminutive of the female given names Louisa, Louise, Lucy, and Lucille. ===== Usage notes ===== Fairly popular as a formal given name in the latter half of the 19th century. ===== Related terms =====

  • A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.
  • A female given name.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Louisa, Louise, Lucy, and Lucille.
  • A female given name from Chinese.
Origin
Arabic, Chinese
Say it
/ˈluːluː/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Lulu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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