Fun Facts About the Name Louise
- Decades of popularity: Louise stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 69 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1948.
- More than 338 thousand babies named Louise: U.S. records list 338,657 babies given the name Louise from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,196 boys received the name Louise - about 1 boy for every 153 girls.
What Does the Name Louise Mean?
Louise is the French feminine form of Louis. The name goes back to the Frankish Germanic name Hlodowig, Latinized as Ludovicus. It is formed from two elements: hlud, meaning "fame" or "loud," and wig, meaning "war" or "battle." The literal sense is therefore "famous in war" or "renowned in battle," commonly given as "famous warrior."
French marks the feminine with a final -e, so Louise corresponds to Latin Ludovica and to forms such as German Luise, Italian Luisa, and Spanish Luisa. The meaning is a customary gloss of the Germanic compound, not a description of any individual.
Louise Name History & Origins
Louise developed in French as the feminine of Louis. The masculine name entered French from Latin Ludovicus, the learned form of the Frankish royal name that also produced Clovis. Old French used the form Looïs, which became Louis; adding the feminine -e produced Louise. Louis was a frequent name in the French royal family, and Louise was used among noble and royal women in the medieval and early modern periods.
Notable bearers include Louise of Savoy (1476 - 1531), mother of King Francis I of France; the poet Louise Labé (c. 1524 - 1566); and Saint Louise de Marillac (1591 - 1660), who helped found the Daughters of Charity. In Britain, Princess Louise (1848 - 1939), a daughter of Queen Victoria, is a well-known 19th-century bearer. English speakers have used Louise as a borrowing from French, often alongside the related form Louisa.
How Popular is the Name Louise?
Louise remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1948. Its highest annual birth count was in 1921, and people born that year turn 105 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #516 | 579 | 0.0360% |
| 2024 | #540 | 559 | 0.0347% |
| 2023 | #585 | 513 | 0.0320% |
| 2022 | #639 | 462 | 0.0282% |
| 2021 | #651 | 460 | 0.0281% |
| 2020 | #680 | 417 | 0.0258% |
| 2019 | #677 | 428 | 0.0255% |
| 2018 | #803 | 340 | 0.0200% |
| 2017 | #807 | 339 | 0.0196% |
| 2016 | #895 | 313 | 0.0177% |
| 2015 | #1,081 | 243 | 0.0136% |
| 2014 | #1,218 | 201 | 0.0113% |
| 2013 | #1,224 | 197 | 0.0112% |
| 2012 | #1,482 | 153 | 0.0087% |
| 2011 | #1,688 | 125 | 0.0071% |
| 2010 | #1,496 | 150 | 0.0084% |
| 2009 | #2,026 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2008 | #1,958 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 2007 | #1,930 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 2006 | #2,160 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #2,047 | 92 | 0.0050% |
| 2004 | #1,981 | 94 | 0.0051% |
| 2003 | #1,706 | 112 | 0.0061% |
| 2002 | #1,676 | 110 | 0.0061% |
| 2001 | #1,678 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 2000 | #1,582 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 1999 | #1,481 | 117 | 0.0066% |
| 1998 | #1,653 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 1997 | #1,484 | 111 | 0.0064% |
| 1996 | #1,635 | 94 | 0.0054% |
| 1995 | #1,438 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 1994 | #1,437 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1993 | #1,268 | 135 | 0.0075% |
| 1992 | #1,191 | 147 | 0.0080% |
| 1991 | #998 | 187 | 0.0100% |
| 1990 | #1,000 | 182 | 0.0096% |
| 1989 | #1,083 | 156 | 0.0085% |
| 1988 | #1,019 | 160 | 0.0090% |
| 1987 | #957 | 169 | 0.0097% |
| 1986 | #975 | 162 | 0.0094% |
| 1985 | #840 | 194 | 0.0113% |
| 1984 | #773 | 209 | 0.0124% |
| 1983 | #794 | 199 | 0.0119% |
| 1982 | #689 | 255 | 0.0151% |
| 1981 | #734 | 226 | 0.0135% |
| 1980 | #714 | 235 | 0.0142% |
| 1979 | #768 | 210 | 0.0131% |
| 1978 | #773 | 200 | 0.0131% |
| 1977 | #742 | 207 | 0.0135% |
| 1976 | #717 | 205 | 0.0140% |
| 1975 | #667 | 229 | 0.0157% |
| 1974 | #663 | 229 | 0.0156% |
| 1973 | #535 | 313 | 0.0215% |
| 1972 | #508 | 340 | 0.0224% |
| 1971 | #460 | 444 | 0.0267% |
| 1970 | #416 | 541 | 0.0309% |
| 1969 | #382 | 602 | 0.0357% |
| 1968 | #359 | 620 | 0.0378% |
| 1967 | #349 | 659 | 0.0399% |
| 1966 | #287 | 875 | 0.0517% |
| 1965 | #283 | 945 | 0.0535% |
| 1964 | #265 | 1,145 | 0.0604% |
| 1963 | #239 | 1,322 | 0.0686% |
| 1962 | #228 | 1,399 | 0.0711% |
| 1961 | #217 | 1,540 | 0.0763% |
| 1960 | #199 | 1,786 | 0.0883% |
| 1959 | #183 | 1,966 | 0.0972% |
| 1958 | #182 | 2,008 | 0.0998% |
| 1957 | #166 | 2,309 | 0.1129% |
| 1956 | #165 | 2,238 | 0.1115% |
| 1955 | #148 | 2,431 | 0.1243% |
| 1954 | #138 | 2,692 | 0.1386% |
| 1953 | #125 | 2,964 | 0.1575% |
| 1952 | #122 | 2,979 | 0.1607% |
| 1951 | #117 | 3,012 | 0.1673% |
| 1950 | #109 | 3,254 | 0.1900% |
| 1949 | #104 | 3,424 | 0.2001% |
| 1948 | #99 | 3,685 | 0.2170% |
| 1947 | #99 | 4,050 | 0.2285% |
| 1946 | #91 | 3,925 | 0.2498% |
| 1945 | #78 | 3,514 | 0.2688% |
| 1944 | #69 | 3,842 | 0.2895% |
| 1943 | #70 | 4,044 | 0.2898% |
| 1942 | #61 | 4,343 | 0.3215% |
| 1941 | #62 | 3,910 | 0.3236% |
| 1940 | #59 | 3,927 | 0.3434% |
| 1939 | #59 | 3,958 | 0.3609% |
| 1938 | #59 | 4,068 | 0.3687% |
| 1937 | #48 | 4,381 | 0.4117% |
| 1936 | #46 | 4,354 | 0.4185% |
| 1935 | #45 | 4,564 | 0.4353% |
| 1934 | #40 | 4,973 | 0.4762% |
| 1933 | #39 | 5,080 | 0.5040% |
| 1932 | #36 | 5,642 | 0.5287% |
| 1931 | #33 | 5,897 | 0.5539% |
| 1930 | #31 | 6,942 | 0.6166% |
| 1929 | #31 | 6,903 | 0.6182% |
| 1928 | #31 | 7,053 | 0.6115% |
| 1927 | #27 | 7,704 | 0.6461% |
| 1926 | #27 | 7,979 | 0.6731% |
| 1925 | #27 | 8,276 | 0.6798% |
| 1924 | #24 | 8,853 | 0.7089% |
| 1923 | #22 | 8,882 | 0.7363% |
| 1922 | #22 | 8,886 | 0.7399% |
| 1921 | #22 | 9,180 | 0.7445% |
| 1920 | #19 | 9,179 | 0.7660% |
| 1919 | #20 | 8,812 | 0.7797% |
| 1918 | #18 | 9,111 | 0.7870% |
| 1917 | #19 | 8,584 | 0.7939% |
| 1916 | #18 | 8,630 | 0.8264% |
| 1915 | #18 | 8,313 | 0.8449% |
| 1914 | #17 | 6,648 | 0.8729% |
| 1913 | #17 | 5,577 | 0.8930% |
| 1912 | #17 | 5,116 | 0.9167% |
| 1911 | #19 | 3,725 | 0.8905% |
| 1910 | #20 | 3,457 | 0.8719% |
| 1909 | #19 | 3,019 | 0.8695% |
| 1908 | #18 | 2,937 | 0.8785% |
| 1907 | #21 | 2,619 | 0.8221% |
| 1906 | #24 | 2,307 | 0.7812% |
| 1905 | #23 | 2,367 | 0.8117% |
| 1904 | #28 | 2,136 | 0.7757% |
| 1903 | #31 | 1,935 | 0.7386% |
| 1902 | #36 | 1,832 | 0.6937% |
| 1901 | #36 | 1,640 | 0.6852% |
| 1900 | #35 | 2,070 | 0.6905% |
| 1899 | #40 | 1,536 | 0.6592% |
| 1898 | #42 | 1,693 | 0.6542% |
| 1897 | #41 | 1,563 | 0.6674% |
| 1896 | #42 | 1,531 | 0.6435% |
| 1895 | #37 | 1,582 | 0.6771% |
| 1894 | #37 | 1,571 | 0.7047% |
| 1893 | #37 | 1,447 | 0.6796% |
| 1892 | #38 | 1,446 | 0.6810% |
| 1891 | #37 | 1,333 | 0.7187% |
| 1890 | #31 | 1,472 | 0.7732% |
| 1889 | #38 | 1,283 | 0.7193% |
| 1888 | #33 | 1,334 | 0.7468% |
| 1887 | #35 | 1,088 | 0.7453% |
| 1886 | #37 | 1,061 | 0.7341% |
| 1885 | #39 | 956 | 0.7185% |
| 1884 | #35 | 962 | 0.7456% |
| 1883 | #38 | 847 | 0.7541% |
| 1882 | #34 | 813 | 0.7538% |
| 1881 | #42 | 617 | 0.6710% |
| 1880 | #37 | 635 | 0.6978% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #9,513 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #13,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,272 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,112 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,123 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,187 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #8,043 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #3,880 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,703 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #3,945 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #3,207 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,544 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,838 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,956 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,774 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #4,265 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #6,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,256 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #3,171 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,064 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,514 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,719 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #2,794 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,158 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #2,899 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,294 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,426 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #2,272 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,620 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,457 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,259 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,533 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #2,366 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,458 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,339 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,222 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #2,102 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #1,866 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #2,006 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #1,447 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1951 | #1,628 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #2,078 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,419 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1947 | #2,216 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #1,626 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #1,430 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #2,047 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #1,744 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1942 | #1,265 | 31 | 0.0022% |
| 1941 | #1,164 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1940 | #1,121 | 35 | 0.0030% |
| 1939 | #1,348 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1938 | #1,162 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1937 | #1,028 | 39 | 0.0037% |
| 1936 | #889 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1935 | #963 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1934 | #893 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1933 | #1,067 | 38 | 0.0038% |
| 1932 | #900 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1931 | #992 | 45 | 0.0043% |
| 1930 | #953 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1929 | #867 | 59 | 0.0055% |
| 1928 | #881 | 58 | 0.0052% |
| 1927 | #907 | 57 | 0.0051% |
| 1926 | #951 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1925 | #1,102 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1924 | #923 | 58 | 0.0051% |
| 1923 | #1,080 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1922 | #1,081 | 43 | 0.0040% |
| 1921 | #1,117 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1920 | #1,013 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 43 | 0.0044% |
| 1918 | #1,206 | 34 | 0.0034% |
| 1917 | #929 | 48 | 0.0052% |
| 1916 | #1,147 | 33 | 0.0037% |
| 1915 | #1,048 | 38 | 0.0045% |
| 1914 | #1,117 | 27 | 0.0041% |
| 1913 | #982 | 26 | 0.0051% |
| 1912 | #764 | 33 | 0.0077% |
| 1911 | #780 | 18 | 0.0080% |
| 1910 | #529 | 29 | 0.0149% |
| 1909 | #992 | 10 | 0.0061% |
| 1908 | #729 | 14 | 0.0091% |
| 1907 | #970 | 9 | 0.0061% |
| 1906 | #734 | 12 | 0.0090% |
| 1905 | #654 | 14 | 0.0106% |
| 1904 | #791 | 10 | 0.0078% |
| 1903 | #762 | 10 | 0.0084% |
| 1902 | #837 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1901 | #1,149 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #668 | 15 | 0.0100% |
| 1899 | #643 | 11 | 0.0104% |
| 1898 | #855 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1897 | #1,166 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #616 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1895 | #728 | 10 | 0.0085% |
| 1894 | #705 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1893 | #593 | 12 | 0.0107% |
| 1892 | #915 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1890 | #711 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1889 | #941 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1888 | #734 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1887 | #533 | 12 | 0.0118% |
| 1884 | #1,064 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1883 | #771 | 7 | 0.0067% |
| 1882 | #803 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1881 | #956 | 5 | 0.0050% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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