Girls' name · since 1886
Lousia
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Lousia, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lousia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lousia has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1970.
- #47,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1886
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lousia ranks #47,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1886, peaking in the 1910s.
- #47,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lousia's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lousia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lousia's full recorded timeline at 1919, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lousia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1970
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Lousia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Lousia's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lousia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Lousia's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Lousia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1886–1970 (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 Lousia 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.