Louisa

#694 for girls in 2025, 407 births · Last seen for boys in 1922 at #4,307
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 142 births
Debut · girls
126 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,932
since 1880

Louisa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Louisa has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #119, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#694407—
2024#732385—
2023#808346—
2022#822340—
2021#685424—
2020#725383—
2019#688422—
2018#731386—
2017#752373—
2016#827347—
2015#906303—
2014#954281—
2013#1,017245—
2012#1,119222—
2011#1,217197—
2010#1,402163—
2009#1,602140—
2008#1,774124—
2007#1,726126—
2006#1,743119—
2005#1,704116—
2004#1,630119—
2003#1,85899—
2002#1,573118—
2001#1,726104—
2000#1,90089—
1999#1,580106—
1998#1,392123—
1997#1,466112—
1996#1,318129—
1995#1,57696—
1994#1,60894—
1993#1,67989—
1992#1,370121—
1991#1,478107—
1990#1,456107—
1989#1,414105—
1988#1,73873—
1987#1,37199—
1986#1,43989—
1985#1,33399—
1984#1,126122—
1983#1,150115—
1982#1,093129—
1981#1,102126—
1980#1,169115—
1979#1,29497—
1978#1,24899—
1977#1,214100—
1976#1,23791—
1975#1,17598—
1974#1,26086—
1973#1,109101—
1972#1,16992—
1971#1,036118—
1970#1,012123—
1969#961124—
1968#934122—
1967#973110—
1966#866134—
1965#825145—
1964#872141—
1963#865146—
1962#879143—
1961#848155—
1960#842151—
1959#854143—
1958#818152—
1957#924123—
1956#830142—
1955#797146—
1954#768148—
1953#713164—
1952#729148—
1951#746138—
1950#728138—
1949#668155—
1948#757127—
1947#667159—
1946#707130—
1945#701112—
1944#668123—
1943#710117—
1942#739104—
1941#639123—
1940#602134—
1939#672102—
1938#640115—
1937#640112—
1936#590125—
1935#646102—
1934#597120—
1933#569126—
1932#549142—
1931#607119—
1930#530164—
1929#540159—
1928#564156—
1927#575153—
1926#547164—
1925#496200—
1924#516192—
1923#514185—
1922#555165#4,3075
1921#496199—
1920#499192—
1919#464205—
1918#489193—
1917#447207—
1916#416225—
1915#448187—
1914#401173—
1913#381159—
1912#50390—
1911#40996—
1910#43484—
1909#37796—
1908#358101—
1907#338106—
1906#38878—
1905#37483—
1904#320103—
1903#31796—
1902#33887—
1901#30299—
1900#270144—
1899#294101—
1898#291111—
1897#271109—
1896#235138—
1895#263112—
1894#225139—
1893#230129—
1892#218140—
1891#211125—
1890#179168—
1889#174170—
1888#183152—
1887#170138—
1886#168136—
1885#156138—
1884#144147—
1883#135143—
1882#140128—
1881#119142—
1880#130126—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Louisa was already there! It came in at #130, and was given to 126 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1985–1991, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.

Where Louisa is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMINew York: #335 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #388 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,237 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,112 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 747 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedHITexas: #493 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Louisa, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#182 · 1 in 747
  2. New York#335 · 1 in 4,134
  3. Pennsylvania#388 · 1 in 6,237
  4. Louisiana#401 · 1 in 3,180
  5. California#414 · 1 in 4,112

Best ever in a state: #80 in District of Columbia, 2019.

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New Mexico#18261 in 747
New York#335201 in 4,134
Pennsylvania#388111 in 6,237
Louisiana#40161 in 3,180
California#41481 in 4,112
Texas#493151 in 3,634
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Louisa
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 38 spots since 2024 (#732 → #694)
  • 31 spots since 2020 (#725 → #694)
  • 212 spots since 2015 (#906 → #694)
  • Biggest jump: 122 spots in 1913 (#503 → #381)
  • Biggest drop: 137 spots in 2022 (#685 → #822)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #119 (142 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 102 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 648
  • Highest: 1 in 648 girls born in 1881 were named Louisa (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,949 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 13.4% of all girls named Louisa (2,939) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,420#119 (1881)#152
1890s1,272#179 (1890)#242
1900s993#270 (1900)#338
1910s1,619#381 (1913)#439
1920s1,765#496 (1925)#530
1930s1,227#530 (1930)#604
1940s1,284#602 (1940)#686
1950s1,442#713 (1953)#791
1960s1,371#825 (1965)#887
1970s1,005#1,012 (1970)#1,175
1980s1,072#1,093 (1982)#1,294
1990s1,084#1,318 (1996)#1,492
2000s1,154#1,573 (2002)#1,724
2010s2,939#688 (2019)#961
2020s2,285#685 (2021)#744

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Louisa in 1933

girls
#569
126 births · 1 in 7,999 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #569Louisa126
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 7,999 of them was named Louisa, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louisa
  1. #563Wilhelmina129
  2. #567Josefina127
  3. #567Maurine127
  4. #569Louisa126
  5. #569Richard126
  6. #569Roma126
  7. #569Sherry126
  8. #573Minerva125
  9. #573Tillie125
  10. #575Dovie124

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →