Recorded 1905–1926 Girls' name Peak 1926 32 births

Louva — girls' name

32 babies named Louva in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s181920s8
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Louva was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Louva in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louva

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Louva between 1905 and 1926, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Louva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louva performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Louva shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Louva at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

32

Since 1905

22 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1905

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1926

Louva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1905

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19261917191419121905 6

Louva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 56% of Louva's all-time total
1900s61910s181920s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louva?
32 babies have been named Louva since 1905. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Louva most popular?
Louva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Louva been used?
Louva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 22 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Louva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1905–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.