Is Louisa a boy or girl name?
Louisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 383 girls and 0 boys were named Louisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 21,528 US babies named Louisa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #733
- Babies named Louisa since 1880
- 21,528
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 424 babies
Boys and girls named Louisa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,420 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,272 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 993 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,619 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,765 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,227 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,284 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,442 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,371 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,005 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,072 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,084 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,154 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,939 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,876 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 383 | #733 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 346 | #807 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 340 | #825 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 424 | #687 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 383 | #725 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 422 | #688 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 386 | #731 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 373 | #752 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 347 | #828 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 303 | #907 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 281 | #955 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,019 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,119 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,221 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,411 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,606 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,781 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,732 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,752 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,712 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,636 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,868 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,580 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,735 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,914 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,589 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,399 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,472 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,325 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,583 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,619 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,688 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,372 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,479 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,462 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,420 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,746 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,378 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,444 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,337 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,129 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,158 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,096 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,106 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,171 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,298 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,251 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,218 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,241 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,185 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,265 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,117 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,175 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,038 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,015 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 124 | #962 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 122 | #936 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 110 | #975 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 134 | #866 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 145 | #826 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 141 | #873 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 146 | #867 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 143 | #881 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #852 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 151 | #846 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 143 | #857 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 152 | #820 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 123 | #931 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 142 | #834 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 146 | #800 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 148 | #769 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 164 | #714 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 148 | #730 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 138 | #748 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 138 | #729 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 155 | #670 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 127 | #759 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 159 | #669 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 130 | #710 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 112 | #705 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 123 | #670 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 117 | #712 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 104 | #740 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 123 | #642 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 134 | #605 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 102 | #672 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 115 | #640 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 112 | #642 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 125 | #591 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 102 | #651 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 120 | #600 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 126 | #569 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 142 | #549 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 119 | #607 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 164 | #532 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 159 | #541 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 156 | #565 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 153 | #576 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 164 | #549 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 200 | #498 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 192 | #517 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 185 | #515 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,697 | 165 | #555 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 199 | #497 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 192 | #500 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 205 | #464 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 193 | #490 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 207 | #448 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 225 | #416 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 187 | #449 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 173 | #402 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 159 | #382 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 90 | #508 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 96 | #410 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 84 | #434 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 96 | #380 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 101 | #359 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 106 | #338 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 78 | #390 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 83 | #374 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 103 | #320 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 96 | #318 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 87 | #339 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 99 | #302 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 144 | #271 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 101 | #296 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 111 | #294 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 109 | #271 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 138 | #235 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 112 | #263 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 139 | #225 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 129 | #232 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 140 | #219 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 125 | #212 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 168 | #180 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 170 | #174 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 152 | #183 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 138 | #170 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 136 | #171 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 138 | #156 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 147 | #144 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 143 | #135 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 128 | #140 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 142 | #119 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 126 | #130 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Louisa reached #4,697 in 1922. As a girl name, it reached #119 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Louisa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.