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Ouida
OriginEnglish diminutive
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Ouida
This Victorian pen name is the childish version of the novelist's real name, Louisa, but it has managed to gain a sophisticated image. Ouisa is a similar childhood nickname name.
Pronounced WEE-duh.
As of October 2026, Ouida ranked #12919 in US births in 1995 SSA, peaked at #535 in 1933.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Ouidas
- Ouida
pen name of Maria Louise Ramé, English novelist
- Ouida Bergère (born Eunie Branch)
American actress and screenwriter
- Ouida Sebestyen
American novelist
- Ouida Touchon
American painter
Ouida in pop culture
- Ouidah (sometimes Whydah)
port city on the West African coast, in present,day Benin, which has given its name to the whydah bird (native to the area) and the "Whydah Gally" (slave ship turned pirate ship)
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