Louisa

Meaning and origin of Louisa

Popularity of Louisa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2017.
• Over recent years, Louisa has been stable (−2.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Louisa every 6.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Louisa in English-speaking countries

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  371^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,092

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  526^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,335

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  583^rd girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,575+8.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  737^th girls’ name1,138 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,246−0.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  724^th girls’ name153 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,019−11.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Louisa and Louïsa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Louïsa15
• Louiza85
• Louysa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Louisa

• Louison
• Eloïse
• Héloïse
• Alina
• Elsa
• Billie
• Emmy
• Eline
• Alicia
• Mathilde
• Amalia
• Alyssa

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin