Louise
#514 for girls in 2025, 579 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #8,990
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1914 · 6,648 births
- Debut · girls
- 635 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 69 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 336,466since 1880
Louise over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #514 | 579 | — | |
| 2024 | #540 | 562 | — | |
| 2023 | #583 | 514 | — | |
| 2022 | #638 | 462 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #648 | 460 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #679 | 417 | — | |
| 2019 | #675 | 428 | — | |
| 2018 | #801 | 340 | — | |
| 2017 | #806 | 339 | — | |
| 2016 | #894 | 313 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,079 | 243 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,215 | 201 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,220 | 197 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,477 | 153 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,679 | 125 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,495 | 150 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,016 | 102 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,949 | 108 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,929 | 107 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,030 | 92 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,702 | 112 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,671 | 110 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,671 | 108 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #1,577 | 112 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,476 | 117 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,646 | 98 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #1,475 | 111 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,625 | 94 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,432 | 113 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,433 | 111 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,264 | 135 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,188 | 147 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #997 | 187 | — | |
| 1990 | #999 | 182 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,080 | 156 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #1,018 | 160 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #954 | 169 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #973 | 162 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #838 | 194 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #771 | 209 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #790 | 200 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #686 | 255 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #733 | 226 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #716 | 234 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #765 | 210 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #772 | 200 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #740 | 207 | — | |
| 1976 | #714 | 205 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #666 | 229 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | #663 | 229 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #534 | 313 | — | |
| 1972 | #508 | 340 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #459 | 444 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #416 | 541 | — | |
| 1969 | #382 | 602 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #358 | 620 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #349 | 659 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #287 | 875 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #283 | 945 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #265 | 1,145 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #239 | 1,322 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #228 | 1,399 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #217 | 1,541 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #199 | 1,786 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #183 | 1,966 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #182 | 2,008 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #166 | 2,308 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #165 | 2,238 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #148 | 2,431 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #138 | 2,692 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #125 | 2,964 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #122 | 2,979 | #1,430 | 28 |
| 1951 | #117 | 3,012 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #109 | 3,254 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #104 | 3,424 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #99 | 3,685 | #1,400 | 27 |
| 1947 | #99 | 4,050 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #91 | 3,925 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | #78 | 3,514 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #69 | 3,842 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #70 | 4,044 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #61 | 4,343 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #62 | 3,910 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1940 | #59 | 3,928 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #59 | 3,956 | #1,323 | 25 |
| 1938 | #59 | 4,069 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #48 | 4,382 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1936 | #46 | 4,355 | #882 | 48 |
| 1935 | #45 | 4,563 | #956 | 44 |
| 1934 | #40 | 4,973 | #888 | 50 |
| 1933 | #39 | 5,079 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #36 | 5,643 | #888 | 52 |
| 1931 | #33 | 5,897 | #983 | 45 |
| 1930 | #31 | 6,942 | #944 | 51 |
| 1929 | #31 | 6,903 | #859 | 59 |
| 1928 | #31 | 7,053 | #872 | 58 |
| 1927 | #27 | 7,704 | #898 | 57 |
| 1926 | #27 | 7,979 | #944 | 52 |
| 1925 | #27 | 8,275 | #1,091 | 41 |
| 1924 | #24 | 8,854 | #916 | 58 |
| 1923 | #22 | 8,882 | #1,076 | 44 |
| 1922 | #22 | 8,886 | #1,072 | 43 |
| 1921 | #22 | 9,180 | #1,101 | 41 |
| 1920 | #19 | 9,179 | #1,004 | 47 |
| 1919 | #20 | 8,812 | #1,034 | 43 |
| 1918 | #18 | 9,111 | #1,192 | 34 |
| 1917 | #19 | 8,584 | #919 | 48 |
| 1916 | #18 | 8,630 | #1,138 | 33 |
| 1915 | #18 | 8,313 | #1,037 | 38 |
| 1914 | #17 | 6,648 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | #17 | 5,577 | #969 | 26 |
| 1912 | #17 | 5,116 | #755 | 33 |
| 1911 | #19 | 3,725 | #759 | 18 |
| 1910 | #20 | 3,457 | #524 | 29 |
| 1909 | #19 | 3,019 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #18 | 2,937 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #21 | 2,619 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #24 | 2,307 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #23 | 2,367 | #636 | 14 |
| 1904 | #28 | 2,136 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #31 | 1,935 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #36 | 1,832 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #36 | 1,640 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #35 | 2,070 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | #40 | 1,536 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #42 | 1,693 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #41 | 1,563 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #42 | 1,531 | #592 | 13 |
| 1895 | #37 | 1,582 | #685 | 10 |
| 1894 | #37 | 1,571 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #37 | 1,447 | #572 | 12 |
| 1892 | #38 | 1,446 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #37 | 1,333 | — | |
| 1890 | #31 | 1,472 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #38 | 1,283 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #33 | 1,334 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #35 | 1,088 | #516 | 12 |
| 1886 | #36 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1885 | #39 | 956 | — | |
| 1884 | #35 | 962 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #38 | 847 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #34 | 813 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #42 | 617 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #36 | 635 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Louise was already there! It came in at #36, and was given to 635 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993–2009, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.
Where Louise is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#14 · 1 in 108
- South Carolina#19 · 1 in 106
- Georgia#24 · 1 in 127
- Alabama#26 · 1 in 145
- Florida#27 · 1 in 146
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Carolina, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #14 | 198 | 1 in 108 |
| South Carolina | #19 | 188 | 1 in 106 |
| Georgia | #24 | 232 | 1 in 127 |
| Alabama | #26 | 195 | 1 in 145 |
| Florida | #27 | 86 | 1 in 146 |
| North Carolina | #30 | 212 | 1 in 168 |
| Arkansas | #36 | 91 | 1 in 190 |
| Virginia | #36 | 131 | 1 in 174 |
| Louisiana | #41 | 107 | 1 in 191 |
| Connecticut | #42 | 62 | 1 in 149 |
| Delaware | #42 | 9 | 1 in 147 |
| Massachusetts | #43 | 184 | 1 in 148 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 130 | 1 in 203 |
| Arizona | #44 | 21 | 1 in 190 |
| Maine | #46 | 44 | 1 in 141 |
| New Hampshire | #48 | 19 | 1 in 153 |
| District of Columbia | #50 | 23 | 1 in 193 |
| New York | #50 | 426 | 1 in 192 |
| Oregon | #53 | 26 | 1 in 208 |
| Colorado | #54 | 35 | 1 in 226 |
| Maryland | #54 | 48 | 1 in 232 |
| Kentucky | #55 | 106 | 1 in 243 |
| West Virginia | #55 | 74 | 1 in 248 |
| Rhode Island | #58 | 21 | 1 in 196 |
| Vermont | #58 | 12 | 1 in 203 |
| New Jersey | #60 | 110 | 1 in 214 |
| Utah | #61 | 20 | 1 in 228 |
| Pennsylvania | #62 | 310 | 1 in 229 |
| California | #63 | 148 | 1 in 249 |
| Washington | #70 | 34 | 1 in 277 |
| Idaho | #71 | 14 | 1 in 269 |
| Illinois | #71 | 171 | 1 in 296 |
| Montana | #72 | 15 | 1 in 260 |
| Oklahoma | #72 | 62 | 1 in 322 |
| Iowa | #73 | 58 | 1 in 320 |
| Michigan | #76 | 121 | 1 in 320 |
| Minnesota | #79 | 58 | 1 in 343 |
| Wisconsin | #80 | 61 | 1 in 373 |
| Nebraska | #81 | 27 | 1 in 362 |
| New Mexico | #81 | 18 | 1 in 270 |
| Kansas | #83 | 37 | 1 in 336 |
| Missouri | #84 | 68 | 1 in 380 |
| Hawaii | #85 | 10 | 1 in 282 |
| Ohio | #85 | 122 | 1 in 384 |
| Texas | #85 | 139 | 1 in 395 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 18 | 1 in 311 |
| South Dakota | #111 | 11 | 1 in 464 |
| Indiana | #122 | 37 | 1 in 627 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Louise
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 26 spots since 2024 (#540 → #514)
- 165 spots since 2020 (#679 → #514)
- 565 spots since 2015 (#1,079 → #514)
- Biggest jump: 185 spots in 2016 (#1,079 → #894)
- Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1992 (#997 → #1,188)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1914 at #17 (6,648 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 36 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 69 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 69 yrs · run 1880–1948
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 109
- Highest: 1 in 109 girls born in 1912 were named Louise (0.92%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,776 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #17 in 1914, was only 1 in 115 (0.87%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 24.6% of all girls named Louise (82,895) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,596 | #33 (1888) | #37 |
| 1890s | 15,174 | #31 (1890) | #38 |
| 1900s | 22,862 | #18 (1908) | #27 |
| 1910s | 67,973 | #17 (1914) | #18 |
| 1920s | 82,895 | #19 (1920) | #25 |
| 1930s | 49,859 | #31 (1930) | #44 |
| 1940s | 38,665 | #59 (1940) | #79 |
| 1950s | 25,852 | #109 (1950) | #146 |
| 1960s | 10,894 | #199 (1960) | #281 |
| 1970s | 2,918 | #416 (1970) | #624 |
| 1980s | 1,965 | #686 (1982) | #856 |
| 1990s | 1,295 | #997 (1991) | #1,354 |
| 2000s | 1,035 | #1,577 (2000) | #1,867 |
| 2010s | 2,489 | #675 (2019) | #1,134 |
| 2020s | 2,994 | #514 (2025) | #600 |
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.
Louise in 1936
girls
#46
4,355 births · 1 in 239 girls
boys
#882
48 births · 1 in 21,608 boys
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 239 of them was named Louise, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Louise
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 21,608 of them was named Louise, which outranked 78.2% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).