Louise

Meaning and origin of Louise

Popularity of Louise in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
• Over recent years, Louise has been stable (−1.2% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Louise on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Louise in English-speaking countries

Louise ranks 260^th in Ireland, against 1^st in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  260^th girls’ name47 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,380

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

  414^th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,588

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  476^th girls’ name74 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,088+3.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  547^th girls’ name1,655 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,920+7.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  493^rd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,817

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  642^nd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,944

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  783^rd girls’ name140 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,485−8.8% a year

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

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Louïse25
• Louize10
• Louyse10

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 Louise

• Lina
• Emma
• Charlie
• Alice
• Adèle
• Lou
• Alix
• Charlotte
• Emy
• Ella
• Mathilde
• Louison

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin
• 1^stTop 100 French girl names