Louise
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- loo-EEZ
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #812 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #514 for girls
Louise is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 812th for girls in the UK (48 babies) and 514th for girls in the US (579 babies).
What does Louise mean?
Germanic: French feminine of Louis
“famous warrior”
French feminine of Louis; borne by Princess Louise, a daughter of Queen Victoria and a talented sculptor.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Louise a girl's or a boy's name?
Louise is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls in the UK and 579 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Louise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 812th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48 about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the UK were named Louise, making it the 812th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 565th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 1,607 girls.
Half of all the girls named Louise in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales and 334th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#47), 1974 (#13), 1984 (#17), 1994 (#44) and 2004 (#78).
Louise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #812 |
| 2024 | 43 | #899 |
| 2023 | 64 | #637 |
| 2022 | 55 | #728 |
| 2021 | 59 | #698 |
| 2020 | 78 | #565 |
| 2019 | 79 | #564 |
| 2018 | 110 | #443 |
| 2017 | 104 | #469 |
| 2016 | 123 | #414 |
| 2015 | 130 | #390 |
| 2014 | 131 | #378 |
| 2013 | 143 | #356 |
| 2012 | 202 | #272 |
| 2011 | 215 | #262 |
| 2010 | 292 | #199 |
| 2009 | 308 | #195 |
| 2008 | 352 | #174 |
| 2007 | 444 | #140 |
| 2006 | 490 | #122 |
| 2005 | 571 | #102 |
| 2004 | 835 | #70 |
| 2003 | 937 | #63 |
| 2002 | 1,140 | #48 |
| 2001 | 817 | #71 |
| 2000 | 850 | #64 |
| 1999 | 1,000 | #59 |
| 1998 | 1,398 | #47 |
| 1997 | 1,607 | #42 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | #40 |
How popular is Louise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 514th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 579 about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 579 girls in the US were named Louise, making it the 514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 679th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 9,180 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Louise than any year since 1969.
Half of all the girls named Louise in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 1941, the years shaded on the chart below.
Louise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 579 | #514 |
| 2024 | 562 | #540 |
| 2023 | 514 | #583 |
| 2022 | 462 | #638 |
| 2021 | 460 | #648 |
| 2020 | 417 | #679 |
| 2019 | 428 | #675 |
| 2018 | 340 | #801 |
| 2017 | 339 | #806 |
| 2016 | 313 | #894 |
| 2015 | 243 | #1,079 |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,215 |
| 2013 | 197 | #1,220 |
| 2012 | 153 | #1,477 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,679 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,495 |
| 2009 | 102 | #2,016 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,949 |
| 2007 | 107 | #1,929 |
| 2006 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,971 |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,701 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,670 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 112 | #1,575 |
| 1999 | 117 | #1,474 |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,644 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,473 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,429 |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,430 |
| 1993 | 135 | #1,262 |
| 1992 | 147 | #1,186 |
| 1991 | 187 | #995 |
| 1990 | 182 | #997 |
| 1989 | 156 | #1,077 |
| 1988 | 160 | #1,017 |
| 1987 | 169 | #954 |
| 1986 | 162 | #973 |
| 1985 | 194 | #838 |
| 1984 | 209 | #771 |
| 1983 | 200 | #790 |
| 1982 | 255 | #686 |
| 1981 | 226 | #733 |
| 1980 | 234 | #716 |
| 1979 | 210 | #765 |
| 1978 | 200 | #772 |
| 1977 | 207 | #740 |
| 1976 | 205 | #714 |
| 1975 | 229 | #666 |
| 1974 | 229 | #663 |
| 1973 | 313 | #534 |
| 1972 | 340 | #508 |
| 1971 | 444 | #459 |
| 1970 | 541 | #416 |
| 1969 | 602 | #382 |
| 1968 | 620 | #358 |
| 1967 | 659 | #349 |
| 1966 | 875 | #287 |
| 1965 | 945 | #283 |
| 1964 | 1,145 | #265 |
| 1963 | 1,322 | #239 |
| 1962 | 1,399 | #228 |
| 1961 | 1,541 | #217 |
| 1960 | 1,786 | #199 |
| 1959 | 1,966 | #183 |
| 1958 | 2,008 | #182 |
| 1957 | 2,308 | #166 |
| 1956 | 2,238 | #165 |
| 1955 | 2,431 | #148 |
| 1954 | 2,692 | #138 |
| 1953 | 2,964 | #125 |
| 1952 | 2,979 | #122 |
| 1951 | 3,012 | #117 |
| 1950 | 3,254 | #109 |
| 1949 | 3,424 | #104 |
| 1948 | 3,685 | #99 |
| 1947 | 4,050 | #99 |
| 1946 | 3,925 | #91 |
| 1945 | 3,514 | #78 |
| 1944 | 3,842 | #69 |
| 1943 | 4,044 | #70 |
| 1942 | 4,343 | #61 |
| 1941 | 3,910 | #62 |
| 1940 | 3,928 | #59 |
| 1939 | 3,956 | #59 |
| 1938 | 4,069 | #59 |
| 1937 | 4,382 | #48 |
| 1936 | 4,355 | #46 |
| 1935 | 4,563 | #45 |
| 1934 | 4,973 | #40 |
| 1933 | 5,079 | #39 |
| 1932 | 5,643 | #36 |
| 1931 | 5,897 | #33 |
| 1930 | 6,942 | #31 |
| 1929 | 6,903 | #31 |
| 1928 | 7,053 | #31 |
| 1927 | 7,704 | #27 |
| 1926 | 7,979 | #27 |
| 1925 | 8,275 | #27 |
| 1924 | 8,854 | #24 |
| 1923 | 8,882 | #22 |
| 1922 | 8,886 | #22 |
| 1921 | 9,180 | #22 |
| 1920 | 9,179 | #19 |
| 1919 | 8,812 | #20 |
| 1918 | 9,111 | #18 |
| 1917 | 8,584 | #19 |
| 1916 | 8,630 | #18 |
| 1915 | 8,313 | #18 |
| 1914 | 6,648 | #17 |
| 1913 | 5,577 | #17 |
| 1912 | 5,116 | #17 |
| 1911 | 3,725 | #19 |
| 1910 | 3,457 | #20 |
| 1909 | 3,019 | #19 |
| 1908 | 2,937 | #18 |
| 1907 | 2,619 | #21 |
| 1906 | 2,307 | #24 |
| 1905 | 2,367 | #23 |
| 1904 | 2,136 | #28 |
| 1903 | 1,935 | #31 |
| 1902 | 1,832 | #36 |
| 1901 | 1,640 | #36 |
| 1900 | 2,070 | #35 |
| 1899 | 1,536 | #40 |
| 1898 | 1,693 | #42 |
| 1897 | 1,563 | #41 |
| 1896 | 1,531 | #42 |
| 1895 | 1,582 | #37 |
| 1894 | 1,571 | #37 |
| 1893 | 1,447 | #37 |
| 1892 | 1,446 | #38 |
| 1891 | 1,333 | #37 |
| 1890 | 1,472 | #31 |
| 1889 | 1,283 | #38 |
| 1888 | 1,334 | #33 |
| 1887 | 1,088 | #35 |
| 1886 | 1,061 | #36 |
| 1885 | 956 | #39 |
| 1884 | 962 | #35 |
| 1883 | 847 | #38 |
| 1882 | 813 | #34 |
| 1881 | 617 | #42 |
| 1880 | 635 | #36 |
Nicknames for Louise
Names like Louise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte, Alice, Lottie, Lucy, Emma, Anna, Millie, Adele, Eloise, Florence, Sophie, Georgia
Names related to Louise
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Myles, Charles, Avery
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Louise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/louise, updated 20 October 2026.