Luetta
A feminine variant of Louise, of French/German origin, meaning "renowned warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 386 living Americans carry the first name Luetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Luetta today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luetta births was 1928 (77 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luetta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Luetta is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Luettas were born before 1965.
People living today
386
~ 1 in 887,965 Americans
Peak year
1928
77 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,664
Tracked since 1882
Census
Luetta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 646 people with the first name Luetta, which placed it at #17,193 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,193
National first-name rank
People counted
646
646 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luetta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luetta is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (12.4%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Luetta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Luetta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.1% · 537
- Black or African American12.4% · 80
- Two or more races2.5% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 3
Popularity
Luetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luetta from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 579 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luetta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Luetta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luettas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio recorded the most babies named Luetta, while Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Luetta
The name Luetta is derived from the Old German name Luitgard, which means "famous guardian." It has its origins in the Germanic languages and was popular during the Middle Ages in regions of Europe like Germany, France, and Italy.
Luetta is a feminine name that can be traced back to the 8th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Luitgard of Saxony, a medieval German princess who lived from around 805 to 860 AD. She was the daughter of Emperor Louis the Pious and his second wife, Judith of Bavaria.
In the 11th century, there was a notable figure named Luitgard of Quedlinburg, who was a German abbess and scholar. She lived from around 1003 to 1012 and was known for her intellectual pursuits and her role in the establishment of the Quedlinburg Abbey.
Another prominent Luitgard in history was Luitgard of Tongeren, a 12th-century Dutch mystic and Benedictine nun. She lived from around 1182 to 1246 and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for her piety and spiritual writings.
In the 13th century, there was a German noblewoman named Luitgard of Zutphen, who lived from around 1235 to 1285. She was a member of the House of Loon and known for her involvement in the political affairs of the region.
The name Luetta also has connections to literature, with one of the earliest known literary references appearing in the 14th-century Middle English romance "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." In the poem, a character named Lady Lufere (a variant spelling of Luetta) plays a significant role.
While the name Luetta has its roots in the Germanic languages, it has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries. It continues to be a popular name today, carrying with it a rich historical legacy and associations with guardianship, nobility, and intellectual pursuits.
People
Luetta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 386 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luetta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 887,965 US residents.
Is Luetta a common name?
We classify Luetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,073 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Luetta was 1928, when 77 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luetta is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luetta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 646 people with the name Luetta, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,193 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Luetta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Luetta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luetta appears almost entirely female. Of the 647 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Luetta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luetta is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (12.4%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Luetta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Luetta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.1% (537 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Luetta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luetta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Luetta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luetta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Luetta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Luetta?
Find out how many people share the name Luetta on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.