Girl · Name family
Louise
832,048births recorded
15Countries
6Variants
1900Peak · France
#1France 2025
Louise is a girl name family recorded 832,048 times in 15 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in France (#1 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1900, at 1,663.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Luisa (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Louise
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise | French | 338,662 | 🇺🇸 United States | #514 | 1908 | ▲ 166 % |
| Louise | French | 287,960 | 🇫🇷 France | #1 | 1900 | ▼ 15 % |
| Louise | French | 13,342 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1983 | – |
| Louise | French | 11,953 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #213 | 1982 | ▲ 238 % |
| Louise | French | 11,428 | 🏴 England & Wales | #816 | 1996 | ▼ 49 % |
| Louise | French | 9,301 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1969 | – |
| Luisa | Spanish | 65,044 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #783 | 1923 | ▼ 38 % |
| Luisa | Spanish | 14,405 | 🇺🇸 United States | #902 | 2022 | ▲ 47 % |
| Luisa | Spanish | 2,370 | 🇫🇷 France | #593 | 2025 | ▲ 60 % |
| Luisa | Spanish | 2,293 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #95 | 2015 | ▼ 35 % |
| Luisa | Spanish | 1,051 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1584 | 2016 | ▼ 43 % |
| Luisa | Spanish | 676 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 1970 | new |
| Louisa | English | 21,937 | 🇺🇸 United States | #694 | 1881 | ▲ 50 % |
| Louisa | English | 20,615 | 🇫🇷 France | #123 | 2017 | ▲ 9 % |
| Louisa | English | 4,955 | 🏴 England & Wales | #684 | 2007 | ▼ 53 % |
| Louisa | English | 1,195 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #186 | 2019 | ▼ 40 % |
| Louisa | English | 1,101 | 🏴 Scotland | #359 | 1978 | ▼ 51 % |
| Louisa | English | 1,020 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #442 | 1917 | ▲ 95 % |
| Luiza | English | 3,177 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #526 | 1998 | ▼ 50 % |
| Luiza | English | 1,090 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3975 | 2023 | ▶ 1 % |
| Luiza | English | 485 | 🇫🇷 France | #2971 | 2022 | ▼ 37 % |
| Luiza | English | 371 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2439 | 2020 | ▼ 50 % |
| Luiza | English | 127 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1936 | – |
| Luiza | English | 34 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2022 | – |
| Louiza | French | 1,230 | 🇫🇷 France | #1116 | 2021 | ▲ 26 % |
| Louiza | French | 100 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1923 | – |
| Louiza | French | 38 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2024 | – |
| Loeiza | French | 610 | 🇫🇷 France | #6898 | 2016 | ▼ 79 % |
How we grouped these names
- Louise ↔ Luisa — checked by hand
- Louise ↔ Louisa — checked by hand
- Louise ↔ Luiza — checked by hand
- Louise ↔ Loeiza — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Louisa ↔ Louiza — spelling variant
Questions about Louise
How popular is the name Louise?
In 2025 it ranked #1 in France. Official registers record 832,048 births across 15 countries.
What is Louise in other languages?
Luisa (Spanish); Louisa (English); Luiza (English); Louiza (French); Loeiza (French).
When was Louise most popular?
It peaked in France in 1900, at 1,663.4 births per 100,000.
Is Louise a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Louise is a girl name.