Louise
Louise was given to 579 girls in 2025, #516 among girls’ names; 338,662 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 75,800 Americans named Louise and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (22% of everyone recorded); the median is 75 years old and half are between 64 and 83.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Louise by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Louise mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Louise is “a female given name from French.”
From French Louise, the feminine form of Louis.
/luːˈiːz/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Louise?
#516 among girls’ names, 2025
Louise rose from #1,081 in 2015 to #516 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 0.14 to 0.36 per 1,000.
9,226 babies in 1920, the peak
Louise peaked in 1920, when 9,226 babies were given it (9,179 girls, #19 among girls’ names). The 579 births of 2025 are 6% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 579 | #516 | 0.36 |
| 2024 | 562 | #541 | 0.35 |
| 2023 | 514 | #583 | 0.32 |
| 2022 | 462 | #639 | 0.28 |
| 2021 | 460 | #651 | 0.28 |
| 2020 | 417 | #681 | 0.26 |
| 2019 | 428 | #677 | 0.26 |
| 2018 | 340 | #803 | 0.20 |
| 2017 | 339 | #807 | 0.20 |
| 2016 | 313 | #896 | 0.18 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | #1,081 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,218 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 197 | #1,225 | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 153 | #1,482 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,688 | 0.07 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,496 | 0.08 |
| 2009 | 102 | #2,026 | 0.06 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,959 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 107 | #1,932 | 0.06 |
| 2006 | 90 | #2,160 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,046 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,979 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,705 | 0.06 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,675 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,676 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | 112 | #1,580 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 117 | #1,479 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,651 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,482 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,633 | 0.05 |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,435 | 0.06 |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,434 | 0.06 |
| 1993 | 135 | #1,266 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 147 | #1,189 | 0.08 |
| 1991 | 187 | #996 | 0.10 |
| 1990 | 182 | #998 | 0.10 |
| 1989 | 156 | #1,080 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 160 | #1,018 | 0.09 |
| 1987 | 169 | #957 | 0.10 |
| 1986 | 162 | #975 | 0.09 |
| 1985 | 194 | #840 | 0.11 |
| 1984 | 209 | #773 | 0.12 |
| 1983 | 200 | #791 | 0.12 |
| 1982 | 255 | #689 | 0.15 |
| 1981 | 226 | #734 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 234 | #717 | 0.14 |
| 1979 | 210 | #768 | 0.13 |
| 1978 | 200 | #773 | 0.13 |
| 1977 | 207 | #741 | 0.14 |
| 1976 | 205 | #717 | 0.14 |
| 1975 | 229 | #667 | 0.16 |
| 1974 | 229 | #663 | 0.16 |
| 1973 | 313 | #535 | 0.21 |
| 1972 | 340 | #508 | 0.22 |
| 1971 | 444 | #460 | 0.27 |
| 1970 | 541 | #416 | 0.31 |
| 1969 | 602 | #382 | 0.36 |
| 1968 | 620 | #359 | 0.38 |
| 1967 | 659 | #349 | 0.40 |
| 1966 | 875 | #287 | 0.52 |
| 1965 | 945 | #283 | 0.54 |
| 1964 | 1,145 | #265 | 0.60 |
| 1963 | 1,322 | #239 | 0.69 |
| 1962 | 1,399 | #228 | 0.71 |
| 1961 | 1,541 | #217 | 0.76 |
| 1960 | 1,786 | #199 | 0.88 |
| 1959 | 1,966 | #183 | 1.0 |
| 1958 | 2,008 | #182 | 1.0 |
| 1957 | 2,308 | #166 | 1.1 |
| 1956 | 2,238 | #165 | 1.1 |
| 1955 | 2,431 | #148 | 1.2 |
| 1954 | 2,692 | #138 | 1.4 |
| 1953 | 2,964 | #125 | 1.6 |
| 1952 | 2,979 | #122 | 1.6 |
| 1951 | 3,012 | #117 | 1.7 |
| 1950 | 3,254 | #109 | 1.9 |
| 1949 | 3,424 | #104 | 2.0 |
| 1948 | 3,685 | #99 | 2.2 |
| 1947 | 4,050 | #99 | 2.3 |
| 1946 | 3,925 | #91 | 2.5 |
| 1945 | 3,514 | #78 | 2.7 |
| 1944 | 3,842 | #69 | 2.9 |
| 1943 | 4,044 | #70 | 2.9 |
| 1942 | 4,343 | #61 | 3.2 |
| 1941 | 3,910 | #62 | 3.2 |
| 1940 | 3,928 | #59 | 3.4 |
| 1939 | 3,956 | #59 | 3.6 |
| 1938 | 4,069 | #59 | 3.7 |
| 1937 | 4,382 | #48 | 4.1 |
| 1936 | 4,355 | #46 | 4.2 |
| 1935 | 4,563 | #45 | 4.4 |
| 1934 | 4,973 | #40 | 4.8 |
| 1933 | 5,079 | #39 | 5.0 |
| 1932 | 5,643 | #36 | 5.3 |
| 1931 | 5,897 | #33 | 5.5 |
| 1930 | 6,942 | #31 | 6.2 |
| 1929 | 6,903 | #31 | 6.2 |
| 1928 | 7,053 | #31 | 6.1 |
| 1927 | 7,704 | #27 | 6.5 |
| 1926 | 7,979 | #27 | 6.7 |
| 1925 | 8,275 | #27 | 6.8 |
| 1924 | 8,854 | #24 | 7.1 |
| 1923 | 8,882 | #22 | 7.4 |
| 1922 | 8,886 | #22 | 7.4 |
| 1921 | 9,180 | #22 | 7.4 |
| 1920 | 9,179 | #19 | 7.7 |
| 1919 | 8,812 | #20 | 7.8 |
| 1918 | 9,111 | #18 | 7.9 |
| 1917 | 8,584 | #19 | 7.9 |
| 1916 | 8,630 | #18 | 8.3 |
| 1915 | 8,313 | #18 | 8.4 |
| 1914 | 6,648 | #17 | 8.7 |
| 1913 | 5,577 | #17 | 8.9 |
| 1912 | 5,116 | #17 | 9.2 |
| 1911 | 3,725 | #19 | 8.9 |
| 1910 | 3,457 | #20 | 8.7 |
| 1909 | 3,019 | #19 | 8.7 |
| 1908 | 2,937 | #18 | 8.8 |
| 1907 | 2,619 | #21 | 8.2 |
| 1906 | 2,307 | #24 | 7.8 |
| 1905 | 2,367 | #23 | 8.1 |
| 1904 | 2,136 | #28 | 7.8 |
| 1903 | 1,935 | #31 | 7.4 |
| 1902 | 1,832 | #36 | 6.9 |
| 1901 | 1,640 | #36 | 6.9 |
| 1900 | 2,070 | #35 | 6.9 |
| 1899 | 1,536 | #40 | 6.6 |
| 1898 | 1,693 | #42 | 6.5 |
| 1897 | 1,563 | #41 | 6.7 |
| 1896 | 1,531 | #42 | 6.4 |
| 1895 | 1,582 | #37 | 6.8 |
| 1894 | 1,571 | #37 | 7.0 |
| 1893 | 1,447 | #37 | 6.8 |
| 1892 | 1,446 | #38 | 6.8 |
| 1891 | 1,333 | #37 | 7.2 |
| 1890 | 1,472 | #31 | 7.7 |
| 1889 | 1,283 | #38 | 7.2 |
| 1888 | 1,334 | #33 | 7.5 |
| 1887 | 1,088 | #35 | 7.5 |
| 1886 | 1,061 | #37 | 7.3 |
| 1885 | 956 | #39 | 7.2 |
| 1884 | 962 | #35 | 7.5 |
| 1883 | 847 | #38 | 7.5 |
| 1882 | 813 | #34 | 7.5 |
| 1881 | 617 | #42 | 6.7 |
| 1880 | 635 | #37 | 7.0 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Louise a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Louise has been given almost only to girls: 2,196 boys in 146 years of records.
Girls and boys named Louise: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Louise, and how old are they?
75,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 22% of the 338,662 Americans ever recorded as Louise. The median Louise alive today is 75 years old; half are between 64 and 83.
The 2020 Census counted 96,368 people named Louise (95,172 women and girls, 1,196 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 97,709 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 22,900 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 36,200 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 6,390 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,710 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,790 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 5,040 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Louise born?
The states with the most babies named Louise are New York, Pennsylvania and Georgia, with 22% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 26,572 | #477 | 1.0× |
| Pennsylvania | 21,172 | #447 | 0.9× |
| Georgia | 15,390 | #479 | 1.6× |
| Illinois | 12,307 | #450 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 12,113 | #651 | 1.2× |
| Massachusetts | 12,021 | #255 | 1.2× |
| Alabama | 11,625 | #466 | 1.4× |
| South Carolina | 11,151 | #594 | 1.8× |
| California | 10,669 | #771 | 0.8× |
| Virginia | 10,236 | #369 | 1.4× |
Where Louise is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Louise is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 1.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Louise with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 361,596 babies since 1880, Louise is the most given (94% of them). In 2025 it was given to 579 of their 986 babies (59%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Louise
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Louise and names like it
- Compare Louise and LouisaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sLouise peaked in 1920.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Louise since 1910.
- French namesWiktionary’s origin for Louise: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1920The year the most babies were named Louise.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Louise alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with LMost given first.