The name Louise is a boy's name meaning "renowned warrior".

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This classic girl name did rank in the US Top 1000 numerous times between the 1880s and 1930s, and 2022 saw it received by 8 boys. 

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The name Louise peaked for boys at #529 in 1910. Louise is also used for girls, ranking #540 in 2024.

The name Louise is a girl's name of French origin meaning "renowned warrior".

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Louise has for several decades now been seen as competent, studious, and efficient—desirable if not dramatic qualities. But now along with a raft of other L names, as well as cousin Eloise, Louise is up for reappreciation—sleek and chic, stylish in Paris, and starting to become so in the US as well. Louisa is perhaps more in tune with the times, but Louise has more edge. Louise has been on the rise lately, and reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time in a quarter century in 2016.
Louise has been a royal name in several countries, including Denmark, Sweden, France and England: currently Queen Elizabeth has a granddaughter named Louise via her son Prince Edward. It has been a staple on the Top 10 lists in Belgium and France in recent years.
Among her most notable bearers: iconic film actress Louise Brooks and modern sculptors Louise Bourgeois and Louise Nevelson. Louise is the middle name of both Madonna and Meryl Streep, and Louise was the character played by Susan Sarandon in the feminist road movie Thelma and Louise.
And there's also a nature reference—the beautiful Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. Louise is one of many classic names newly fashionable as one of the trendy <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/girls-names/l">girls' names starting with L</a>.

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The name Louise is currently ranked #540 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #17 in 1914. The name is most popular in LOUISE, LOUISE, and LOUISE. Louise is occasionally used for boys in 2022.

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