Girls' name · since 1921
Louanne
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 1,787 babies named Louanne, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,098 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,787
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Louanne currently ranks #15098 among girls' names in America, with 1,787 babies recorded since 1921.
Louanne has 1,787 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15098 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #5,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,098 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,787 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louanne ranks #5,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,098 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,787 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,098 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,787
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Louanne's 1,787 recorded births place it above 92.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Louanne compares
1,787 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Louanne's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Louanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,787 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Louanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Louanne's full recorded timeline at 1960, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Louanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Louanne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (564 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Louanne's strongest decade.
564 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Louanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
229 births
- 1940s
1940s
293 births
- 1950s
1950s
564 births
- 1960s
1960s
416 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 564 births (32% of all-time use).
How Louanne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Louanne's total volume
Louanne by state
Where Louanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 96 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 55 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.7% |
| #4 | California | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.4% |
96 of 1,787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Louanne appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Louanne's data
- Louanne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (564 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Louannes (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Louanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Louanne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.