Louise Girl
How popular is Louise?
#514 girl name in 2025
579 baby girls were named Louise in the US in 2025, making it the 514th most popular girl name.
84,004living people named Louise (est.)
76median age of people named Louise
338,662babies named Louise since 1880
1 in 5,726US babies born in 2025
Louise popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #514 for girls (▲ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 579 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+138% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,079 in 2015, #679 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (9,180 girls) |
| Highest rank | #17 in 1912 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Louise is most popular
Babies named Louise per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- District of Columbia: 2.0 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Minnesota: 1.0 per 1,000 (110 girls)
- Maine: 0.8 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.8 per 1,000 (100 girls)
- Oregon: 0.8 per 1,000 (49 girls)
Louise by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,596 | #33 |
| 1890s | 15,174 | #31 |
| 1900s | 22,862 | #18 |
| 1910s | 67,973 | #17 |
| 1920s | 82,895 | #19 |
| 1930s | 49,859 | #31 |
| 1940s | 38,665 | #59 |
| 1950s | 25,852 | #109 |
| 1960s | 10,894 | #199 |
| 1970s | 2,918 | #416 |
| 1980s | 1,965 | #686 |
| 1990s | 1,295 | #995 |
| 2000s | 1,035 | #1,575 |
| 2010s | 2,489 | #675 |
| 2020s | 2,994 | #514 |
Girl names about as popular as Louise
Questions
- Is Louise a boy or girl name?
- Louise is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Louise were girls.
- How popular is the name Louise?
- 579 baby girls were named Louise in the US in 2025, making it the 514th most popular girl name.
- When was Louise most popular?
- Louise peaked in 1921, when 9,180 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #17, held for 3 years starting in 1912.
- How many people are named Louise?
- 338,662 babies have been named Louise in the US since 1880. We estimate about 84,004 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
- Where is Louise most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Louise was most common in District of Columbia, at 2.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.