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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
336,466
since 1880

Louise over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #17, 1914girls
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#514579—
2024#540562—
2023#583514—
2022#638462#8,9908
2021#648460#12,1465
2020#679417—
2019#675428—
2018#801340—
2017#806339—
2016#894313—
2015#1,079243—
2014#1,215201—
2013#1,220197—
2012#1,477153—
2011#1,679125—
2010#1,495150—
2009#2,016102—
2008#1,949108—
2007#1,929107—
2006#2,14990—
2005#2,03092—
2004#1,97294—
2003#1,702112—
2002#1,671110—
2001#1,671108#6,9359
2000#1,577112—
1999#1,476117—
1998#1,64698#7,5607
1997#1,475111—
1996#1,62594—
1995#1,432113—
1994#1,433111—
1993#1,264135—
1992#1,188147#6,6707
1991#997187—
1990#999182—
1989#1,080156#4,01713
1988#1,018160#7,2705
1987#954169#3,73112
1986#973162#5,3327
1985#838194#3,80511
1984#771209#3,10714
1983#790200#3,41112
1982#686255#3,69211
1981#733226#5,4686
1980#716234#4,4958
1979#765210#4,0689
1978#772200#5,7725
1977#740207—
1976#714205#4,0128
1975#666229#3,07812
1974#663229#2,94612
1973#534313—
1972#508340#3,3449
1971#459444#4,3756
1970#416541—
1969#382602#2,68211
1968#358620#2,10915
1967#349659#2,7609
1966#287875#2,21613
1965#283945#2,36612
1964#2651,145#2,20514
1963#2391,322#2,53911
1962#2281,399#2,36412
1961#2171,541#3,0978
1960#1991,786#3,3377
1959#1831,966#2,29513
1958#1822,008#3,2757
1957#1662,308#2,27413
1956#1652,238#2,16814
1955#1482,431#2,04815
1954#1382,692#1,82618
1953#1252,964#1,95816
1952#1222,979#1,43028
1951#1173,012#1,59822
1950#1093,254#2,01914
1949#1043,424#1,70219
1948#993,685#1,40027
1947#994,050#2,16913
1946#913,925#1,60120
1945#783,514#1,40622
1944#693,842#1,98813
1943#704,044#1,69918
1942#614,343#1,24431
1941#623,910#1,15233
1940#593,928#1,10735
1939#593,956#1,32325
1938#594,069#1,14932
1937#484,382#1,01639
1936#464,355#88248
1935#454,563#95644
1934#404,973#88850
1933#395,079#1,05138
1932#365,643#88852
1931#335,897#98345
1930#316,942#94451
1929#316,903#85959
1928#317,053#87258
1927#277,704#89857
1926#277,979#94452
1925#278,275#1,09141
1924#248,854#91658
1923#228,882#1,07644
1922#228,886#1,07243
1921#229,180#1,10141
1920#199,179#1,00447
1919#208,812#1,03443
1918#189,111#1,19234
1917#198,584#91948
1916#188,630#1,13833
1915#188,313#1,03738
1914#176,648#1,10127
1913#175,577#96926
1912#175,116#75533
1911#193,725#75918
1910#203,457#52429
1909#193,019#95110
1908#182,937#71214
1907#212,619#9309
1906#242,307#70912
1905#232,367#63614
1904#282,136#76010
1903#311,935#73410
1902#361,832#7949
1901#361,640#1,0585
1900#352,070#64915
1899#401,536#61311
1898#421,693#8048
1897#411,563#1,0575
1896#421,531#59213
1895#371,582#68510
1894#371,571#66810
1893#371,447#57212
1892#381,446#8617
1891#371,333—
1890#311,472#6679
1889#381,283#8786
1888#331,334#7049
1887#351,088#51612
1886#361,061—
1885#39956—
1884#35962#9715
1883#38847#7207
1882#34813#7547
1881#42617#8665
1880#36635—
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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedAKMaine: #125 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 528 girlsMEVermont: #135 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 537 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #111 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 448 girlsNHWashington: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #206 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 935 girlsNDMinnesota: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsMNIllinois: #290 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsILWisconsin: #243 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsMINew York: #199 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsNYMassachusetts: #139 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 772 girlsMARhode Island: #149 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 758 girlsRIOregon: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedSDIowa: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,024 girlsIAIndiana: #391 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,604 girlsINOhio: #284 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsOHPennsylvania: #191 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsPANew Jersey: #196 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsNJConnecticut: #163 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 865 girlsCTCalifornia: #319 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsCAUtah: #217 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsUTColorado: #238 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Louise, so not publishedNEMissouri: #326 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsMOKentucky: #358 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsKYWest Virginia: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsVAMaryland: #238 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsMDDelaware: #145 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 614 girlsDEArizona: #240 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 814 girlsNMKansas: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsKSArkansas: #272 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsARTennessee: #284 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #238 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #241 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsDCOklahoma: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsOKLouisiana: #299 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsLAMississippi: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsMSAlabama: #350 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsALGeorgia: #301 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsGAHawaii: #198 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 724 girlsHITexas: #501 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsTXFlorida: #328 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#111 · 1 in 448
  2. Maine#125 · 1 in 528
  3. Vermont#135 · 1 in 537
  4. Massachusetts#139 · 1 in 772
  5. Delaware#145 · 1 in 614

Best ever in a state: #3 in South Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#111121 in 448
Maine#125171 in 528
Vermont#13561 in 537
Massachusetts#139651 in 772
Delaware#14571 in 614
Rhode Island#149101 in 758
Connecticut#163281 in 865
Pennsylvania#191961 in 1,042
New Jersey#196541 in 1,054
Hawaii#19881 in 724
New York#1991591 in 1,011
North Dakota#20661 in 935
New Mexico#209131 in 814
Utah#21791 in 1,045
District of Columbia#222111 in 1,134
Colorado#238151 in 1,182
Maryland#238221 in 1,367
North Carolina#238311 in 1,488
Arizona#240141 in 1,044
South Carolina#241181 in 1,337
Wisconsin#243221 in 1,800
Virginia#261241 in 1,660
Michigan#266431 in 1,817
Oregon#266101 in 1,371
Arkansas#272111 in 1,582
Ohio#284471 in 2,000
Tennessee#284181 in 1,935
Illinois#290491 in 2,003
Minnesota#292141 in 2,422
Oklahoma#297101 in 1,891
Louisiana#299221 in 1,650
Georgia#301221 in 1,994
Kansas#31291 in 1,908
Mississippi#314121 in 1,892
California#319911 in 1,889
Missouri#326161 in 2,470
Washington#326121 in 2,001
Florida#328241 in 2,001
West Virginia#33861 in 2,540
Alabama#350131 in 2,474
Kentucky#358101 in 2,980
Indiana#391131 in 3,604
Iowa#39261 in 4,024
Texas#501281 in 3,724
Alaska———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
South Dakota———
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s9,596#33 (1888)#37
1890s15,174#31 (1890)#38
1900s22,862#18 (1908)#27
1910s67,973#17 (1914)#18
1920s82,895#19 (1920)#25
1930s49,859#31 (1930)#44
1940s38,665#59 (1940)#79
1950s25,852#109 (1950)#146
1960s10,894#199 (1960)#281
1970s2,918#416 (1970)#624
1980s1,965#686 (1982)#856
1990s1,295#997 (1991)#1,354
2000s1,035#1,577 (2000)#1,867
2010s2,489#675 (2019)#1,134
2020s2,994#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 1964

girls
#265
1,145 births · 1 in 1,655 girls
boys
#2,205
14 births · 1 in 142,336 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #265Louise1,145

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #2,205Louise14
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,655 of them was named Louise, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louise
  1. #262Jessica1,171
  2. #263Carole1,164
  3. #264Jenny1,146
  4. #265Louise1,145
  5. #266Nina1,143
  6. #267Priscilla1,138
  7. #268Emily1,131
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 142,336 of them was named Louise, which outranked 52.0% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louise
  1. #2,114Yale15
  2. #2,114York15
  3. #2,114Ysidro15
  4. #2,205Louise14
  5. #2,205Ace14
  6. #2,205Alaric14
  7. #2,205Alpha14
  8. #2,310Acie13
  9. #2,310Albino13
  10. #2,310Aldon13

Tied with 104 names at #2,205; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →