How Many People Are Named Louise?
people named Louise are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,343 people in the US has this name
Based on 338,662 babies named Louise in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
9,226 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of LOUIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Louise, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Louise alive today is about 69 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Louise first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 9,226 babies. In 2025, 579 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Louise never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #17, in 1912 to 1914, and it was in the top 100 for 69 years, 1880 to 1948. In 2025 it ranked #516.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #516 |
| Best rank | #17 (1912 to 1914) |
| Years in the top 100 | 69 (1880 to 1948) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #26 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Louise alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Louise were born in New York than in any other state: about 9,018 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Louise was given 2 times as often in South Carolina, 1.9 times in New Hampshire and 1.8 times in Georgia.
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