Louise

Girl name

Louise has been given to 338,662 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920 and currently ranks #516 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /luːˈiːz/

From French Louise, the feminine form of Louis.

Origin: French

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

338,662

Peak year

1920 (9,226 babies)

Rank in 2025

#516 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +138%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Famous people named Louise

Louise Glück

U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)

Louise Fletcher

American actress (1934–2022)

Louise Michel

French author and anarchist (1830-1905)

Louise Bourgeois

French-American artist (1911-2010)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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