loo-EEZ-uh
Louisa
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About Louisa
The name Louisa is currently ranked #697 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #119 in 1881. The name is most popular in District of Columbia, District of Columbia, and District of Columbia. Louisa is occasionally used for boys in 1922.
Pronounced loo-EEZ-uh.
As of September 2026, Louisa ranked #697 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #119 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #192.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #955 | 281 | 157.3 |
| 2015 | #907 | 303 | 169.7 |
| 2016 | #828 | 347 | 195.8 |
| 2017 | #752 | 373 | 216 |
| 2018 | #731 | 386 | 226.9 |
| 2019 | #688 | 422 | 251.4 |
| 2020 | #725 | 383 | 236.9 |
| 2021 | #687 | 424 | 258.4 |
| 2022 | #825 | 340 | 207.3 |
| 2023 | #807 | 346 | 215.6 |
| 2024 | #733 | 383 | 236.4 |
| 2025 | #697 | 407 | 253.2 |
World rankings
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Famous Louisas
- Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden
- Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart
disputed Princess Royal, daughter of King James II and VII of Great Britain
- Louisa Anne
Princess of Great Britain; granddaughter of King George II; sister of George III
- Louisa May Alcott
American novelist
- Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
U.S. First Lady as wife of President John Quincy Adams
- Louisa Catherine Adams
daughter of John Quincy Adams
- Louisa Ann Swain
first woman to legally vote in the United States
- (Rachel) Louisa Krause
American actress
- Louisa Johnson
English pop singer
- Louisa Rose "Foxes" Allen
English singer
- Louisa Connolly
Burnham, English actress
- Louisa Claire Lytton
English actress
- Louisa Nécib
French footballer
- Louisa Gummer
daughter of American actress Meryl Streep
Louisa in pop culture
- Louisa von Trapp
character in "The Sound of Music"
- Louisa Norton
character in 1950 film "Louisa"
- Louisa
main character in the book "Vietnam Farm"
- Louisa Fenn
character on TV series Boston Public
- Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux
character in play/film "Steel Magnolias"
- Louisa Reed Conroy
character from "This Golden Land," by Barbara Wood
- Louisa "Lou" Clark
main character in "Me Before You," by Jojo Moyes
- Louisa Glasson
character on British TV show "Doc Martin"
- Louisa
character in novel "The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
- "Louisa"
song by Lord Huron
Variations & nicknames
- LulaSpanish
- LuisinaSpanish
- LuyizaRussian
- LuisettaSpanish
- LulitaSpanish
- AloisaGerman
- LuizaSpanish
- LoviseNorwegian
- LoyisaSpanish
- LovisaSwedish
- LutzaRussian
- EloisiaGreek
- AluisaSpanish
- LuisiannaSpanish
- LuisaPolish