Girls' name · since 1880
Louisa
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 21,932 babies named Louisa, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,932
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
21,932 babies have been named Louisa since 1880, making it today's #694 girls' name.
Louisa has 21,932 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #694 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #694 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,932 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louisa ranks #1,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #694 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,932 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,932
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Louisa's 21,932 recorded births place it above 98.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Louisa compares
21,932 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Louisa's all-time total is 58x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Louisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 424 | 21 | 19,840 |
Louisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Louisa's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 73 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 424, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Louisa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 424
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Louisa popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1922 (Louisa as boys' name)
Louisa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,939 births, 13% of the file).
2010s was Louisa's strongest decade.
2,939 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Louisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
1,420 births
- 1890s
1890s
1,272 births
- 1900s 993
1900s
993 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,619 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,765 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,227 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,284 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,442 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,371 births
- 1970s 1,005
1970s
1,005 births
- 1980s 1,072
1980s
1,072 births
- 1990s 1,084
1990s
1,084 births
- 2000s 1,154
2000s
1,154 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,939 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,939 births (13% of all-time use).
How Louisa 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 Louisa's total volume
Louisa by state
Where Louisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,973 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,610 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,499 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 885 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 723 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 501 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 431 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 344 | 1.6% |
1,973 of 21,932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Louisa appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Louisa's data
- Louisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,939 total births) through the 2020s (2,285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Louisas (1,973 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 Louisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Louisa 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.