Louise

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

Girl's name · #516 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Louise was #17 in 1912, slipped to #2160 by 2006, and has climbed back to #516 today. About 336,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Louise's short forms are Lou, Louie, Lulu, and Lolly.

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 3
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).

Similar names: Louisa · Beatrice · Lorraine · Elouise · Maxine · Leona

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