Louisa

Girl name

Louisa has been given to 21,937 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #697 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /luːˈiːzə/

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

21,937

Peak year

2021 (424 babies)

Rank in 2025

#697 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +34%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Louisa.

21,949 babies since 1880

22,006 babies since 1960

22,036 babies since 1920

21,823 babies since 1893

22,117 babies since 1969

22,134 babies since 1913

22,250 babies since 1995

22,376 babies since 1967

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