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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 142 births
- Debut · girls
- 126 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,932since 1880
Louisa over time
Rank among girls' names. Louisa has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #694 | 407 | — | |
| 2024 | #732 | 385 | — | |
| 2023 | #808 | 346 | — | |
| 2022 | #822 | 340 | — | |
| 2021 | #685 | 424 | — | |
| 2020 | #725 | 383 | — | |
| 2019 | #688 | 422 | — | |
| 2018 | #731 | 386 | — | |
| 2017 | #752 | 373 | — | |
| 2016 | #827 | 347 | — | |
| 2015 | #906 | 303 | — | |
| 2014 | #954 | 281 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,017 | 245 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,119 | 222 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,217 | 197 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,402 | 163 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,602 | 140 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,774 | 124 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,726 | 126 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,743 | 119 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,704 | 116 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,630 | 119 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,858 | 99 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,573 | 118 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,726 | 104 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,900 | 89 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,580 | 106 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,392 | 123 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,466 | 112 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,318 | 129 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,576 | 96 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,608 | 94 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,370 | 121 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,478 | 107 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,456 | 107 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,414 | 105 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,738 | 73 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,371 | 99 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,439 | 89 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,333 | 99 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,126 | 122 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,150 | 115 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,093 | 129 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,102 | 126 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,169 | 115 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,294 | 97 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,248 | 99 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,214 | 100 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,237 | 91 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,175 | 98 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,260 | 86 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,169 | 92 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,036 | 118 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,012 | 123 | — | |
| 1969 | #961 | 124 | — | |
| 1968 | #934 | 122 | — | |
| 1967 | #973 | 110 | — | |
| 1966 | #866 | 134 | — | |
| 1965 | #825 | 145 | — | |
| 1964 | #872 | 141 | — | |
| 1963 | #865 | 146 | — | |
| 1962 | #879 | 143 | — | |
| 1961 | #848 | 155 | — | |
| 1960 | #842 | 151 | — | |
| 1959 | #854 | 143 | — | |
| 1958 | #818 | 152 | — | |
| 1957 | #924 | 123 | — | |
| 1956 | #830 | 142 | — | |
| 1955 | #797 | 146 | — | |
| 1954 | #768 | 148 | — | |
| 1953 | #713 | 164 | — | |
| 1952 | #729 | 148 | — | |
| 1951 | #746 | 138 | — | |
| 1950 | #728 | 138 | — | |
| 1949 | #668 | 155 | — | |
| 1948 | #757 | 127 | — | |
| 1947 | #667 | 159 | — | |
| 1946 | #707 | 130 | — | |
| 1945 | #701 | 112 | — | |
| 1944 | #668 | 123 | — | |
| 1943 | #710 | 117 | — | |
| 1942 | #739 | 104 | — | |
| 1941 | #639 | 123 | — | |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 | — | |
| 1939 | #672 | 102 | — | |
| 1938 | #640 | 115 | — | |
| 1937 | #640 | 112 | — | |
| 1936 | #590 | 125 | — | |
| 1935 | #646 | 102 | — | |
| 1934 | #597 | 120 | — | |
| 1933 | #569 | 126 | — | |
| 1932 | #549 | 142 | — | |
| 1931 | #607 | 119 | — | |
| 1930 | #530 | 164 | — | |
| 1929 | #540 | 159 | — | |
| 1928 | #564 | 156 | — | |
| 1927 | #575 | 153 | — | |
| 1926 | #547 | 164 | — | |
| 1925 | #496 | 200 | — | |
| 1924 | #516 | 192 | — | |
| 1923 | #514 | 185 | — | |
| 1922 | #555 | 165 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #496 | 199 | — | |
| 1920 | #499 | 192 | — | |
| 1919 | #464 | 205 | — | |
| 1918 | #489 | 193 | — | |
| 1917 | #447 | 207 | — | |
| 1916 | #416 | 225 | — | |
| 1915 | #448 | 187 | — | |
| 1914 | #401 | 173 | — | |
| 1913 | #381 | 159 | — | |
| 1912 | #503 | 90 | — | |
| 1911 | #409 | 96 | — | |
| 1910 | #434 | 84 | — | |
| 1909 | #377 | 96 | — | |
| 1908 | #358 | 101 | — | |
| 1907 | #338 | 106 | — | |
| 1906 | #388 | 78 | — | |
| 1905 | #374 | 83 | — | |
| 1904 | #320 | 103 | — | |
| 1903 | #317 | 96 | — | |
| 1902 | #338 | 87 | — | |
| 1901 | #302 | 99 | — | |
| 1900 | #270 | 144 | — | |
| 1899 | #294 | 101 | — | |
| 1898 | #291 | 111 | — | |
| 1897 | #271 | 109 | — | |
| 1896 | #235 | 138 | — | |
| 1895 | #263 | 112 | — | |
| 1894 | #225 | 139 | — | |
| 1893 | #230 | 129 | — | |
| 1892 | #218 | 140 | — | |
| 1891 | #211 | 125 | — | |
| 1890 | #179 | 168 | — | |
| 1889 | #174 | 170 | — | |
| 1888 | #183 | 152 | — | |
| 1887 | #170 | 138 | — | |
| 1886 | #168 | 136 | — | |
| 1885 | #156 | 138 | — | |
| 1884 | #144 | 147 | — | |
| 1883 | #135 | 143 | — | |
| 1882 | #140 | 128 | — | |
| 1881 | #119 | 142 | — | |
| 1880 | #130 | 126 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#346 · 1 in 1,637
- Massachusetts#513 · 1 in 4,943
- New Jersey#705 · 1 in 6,045
- Illinois#983 · 1 in 10,129
- New York#1,000 · 1 in 9,833
Best ever in a state: #80 in District of Columbia, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Massachusetts | #513 | 6 | 1 in 4,943 |
| New Jersey | #705 | 6 | 1 in 6,045 |
| Illinois | #983 | 7 | 1 in 10,129 |
| New York | #1,000 | 10 | 1 in 9,833 |
| Ohio | #1,005 | 5 | 1 in 13,791 |
| California | #1,161 | 13 | 1 in 11,795 |
| Texas | #1,441 | 6 | 1 in 17,232 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #119 (142 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 648 girls born in 1881 were named Louisa (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,949 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 13.4% of all girls named Louisa (2,939) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,420 | #119 (1881) | #152 |
| 1890s | 1,272 | #179 (1890) | #242 |
| 1900s | 993 | #270 (1900) | #338 |
| 1910s | 1,619 | #381 (1913) | #439 |
| 1920s | 1,765 | #496 (1925) | #530 |
| 1930s | 1,227 | #530 (1930) | #604 |
| 1940s | 1,284 | #602 (1940) | #686 |
| 1950s | 1,442 | #713 (1953) | #791 |
| 1960s | 1,371 | #825 (1965) | #887 |
| 1970s | 1,005 | #1,012 (1970) | #1,175 |
| 1980s | 1,072 | #1,093 (1982) | #1,294 |
| 1990s | 1,084 | #1,318 (1996) | #1,492 |
| 2000s | 1,154 | #1,573 (2002) | #1,724 |
| 2010s | 2,939 | #688 (2019) | #961 |
| 2020s | 2,285 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 15,473 of them was named Louisa, which outranked 89.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,241Marguerite100
- #1,241Meggan100
- #1,241Patsy100
- #1,248Louisa99
- #1,248Crista99
- #1,248Jeffrey99
- #1,248Lia99
- #1,255Aracely98
- #1,255Breanna98
- #1,255Erinn98
Tied with 6 names at #1,248; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.