Girl

Lulu

LOO-loo

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Diminutive form with origins in multiple languages—can shorten Louisa, Lucia, Letitia. Playful, rhythmic, and endearingly quirky with vintage camp appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Lulu US popularity rank over timeRank 14557 in 1996 to rank 227 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#227#7392#145571900192019401960198020002024

Lulu is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Multiple Origins Diminutive Form

Syllables

2

Nicknames

LuLo

Style

PlayfulVintageSoftBoldModern

Famous Bearers

  • Lulu (British singer)
  • Lulu Wang (filmmaker)
  • Lulu from To Kill a Mockingbird

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Lucy

Latin Top 50

Lucia

Italian Top 100

Louisa

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Poppy

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Coco

French Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across multiple language traditions

People Also Ask

Diminutive form with origins in multiple languages—can shorten Louisa, Lucia, Letitia. Playful, rhythmic, and endearingly quirky with vintage camp appeal.

Lulu is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Lulu include Lu, Lo.

Names that pair beautifully with Lulu include Poppy, Coco.