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Louise

“Variant of Louis — Famous in battle” — Frankish via French origin

Girl's name · #514 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Louise has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #17 (1912) · 336,466 babies named Louise all-time · 1 in 2,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in France (2025) · #3 in Belgium (2025) · #59 in Norway (2025) · #72 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Louises

• Louise Glück — U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)
• Louise Fletcher — American actress (1934–2022)
• Louise Michel — French author and anarchist (1830-1905)
• Louise Bourgeois — French-American artist (1911-2010)
• Louise Labé — French poet of the Renaissance, born in Lyon (1524–1566)

In stories & tradition

• Louise (Ellen Ripley) — Alien Resurrection · Alien
• Louise (Killer Frost) — Justice League · Justice League Unlimited
• Louise Jefferson — character

What Louises become

Among 2,713 notable people named Louise:

Artists & writers appear 1.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Louise Glück, U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023).

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