Total births
581
Girls' name · since 1909
Luise
581 babies named Luise in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 581
- total births
- 1909–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Luise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 581 have been recorded since 1909.
Luise has 581 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2022.
- 581 total births
- 1909–2022 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
581 girls have been named Luise since 1909, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2022.
- 581
- total births
- 1909–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Luise was born in this single decade.
1937
Single peak year
27 babies were named Luise in 1937 - its busiest year on record.
Luise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Luise splits its recorded history at 1941: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Luise at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1937
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1909
Luise popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2022
- Peak year (1937)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Luise popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1990 (Luise as boys' name)
Luise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Luise's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Luise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
107 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
106 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (22% of all-time use).
How Luise 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 Luise's total volume
Luise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Luise by state
Where Luise concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 6.5% |
New York share of Luise's total US births 6.5%
38 of 581 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Luise? ▼
Since 1909, Social Security records show 581 babies named Luise. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1937, with 27 births.
When was Luise most popular? ▼
Luise was most popular in the 1920s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
Where is Luise most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Luise are New York (38 births).
How long has the name Luise been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Luise since 1909 -- 114 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Luise? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luisa, Luis, Luiza, Luisana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Luise's data
- Luise's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Luises (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Luise
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Luisanna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1909–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Luise: Baby Name Since 1909 - 581 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/luise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Luise 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 June 2026.