Girls' name · since 1880
Louise
Louise has 336,466 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 336,466
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Louise is the #514 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 336,466 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Louise recorded 336,466 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #514 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #514 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 336,466 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louise ranks #113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #514 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 336,466 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 336,466
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Louise's 336,466 recorded births place it above 99.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Louise compares
336,466 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Louise's all-time total is 895x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Louise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 336,466 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Louise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Louise's full recorded timeline at 1953, 12% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 88% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 90 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 9,180 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Louise popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 9,180
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Louise popularity over time - boys
2,196 total births recorded since 1881 (Louise as boys' name)
Louise by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82,895 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Louise's strongest decade.
82,895 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Louise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 9,596
1880s
9,596 births
- 1890s 15,174
1890s
15,174 births
- 1900s 22,862
1900s
22,862 births
- 1910s
1910s
67,973 births
- 1920s
1920s
82,895 births
- 1930s
1930s
49,859 births
- 1940s
1940s
38,665 births
- 1950s 25,852
1950s
25,852 births
- 1960s 10,894
1960s
10,894 births
- 1970s 2,918
1970s
2,918 births
- 1980s 1,965
1980s
1,965 births
- 1990s 1,295
1990s
1,295 births
- 2000s 1,035
2000s
1,035 births
- 2010s 2,489
2010s
2,489 births
- 2020s 2,994
2020s
2,994 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82,895 births (25% of all-time use).
How Louise 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 Louise's total volume
Louise by state
Where Louise concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26,539 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 21,164 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15,339 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12,307 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12,103 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 12,021 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 11,586 | 3.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 11,109 | 3.3% |
26,539 of 336,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Louise appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Louise's data
- Louise's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82,895 total births); usage has since declined to 2,994 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Louises (26,539 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 Louise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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 Louise 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.