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“Variant of Louise — Famous in battle” — Frankish via French origin
Girl's name · #697 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Louisa was #119 in 1881, slipped to #1914 by 2000, and has climbed back to #697 today. About 22,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Louisa's short forms are Lou, Louie, Lulu, and Lula.
Around the world: about 1 in 650 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 670 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 670 girls in Belgium (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 492 notable people named Louisa:
Medical professionals appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Louisa Garrett Anderson, British physician and feminist.
Similar names: Louise · Flora · Louella · Eliza · Estella · Lottie
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