Is Louise a boy or girl name?
Louise is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 559 girls and 0 boys were named Louise, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 338,078 US babies named Louise were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #540
- Babies named Louise since 1880
- 338,078
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 9,226 babies
Boys and girls named Louise, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 51 | 9,596 | 99.5% |
| 1890s | 85 | 15,174 | 99.4% |
| 1900s | 108 | 22,862 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 329 | 67,973 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 500 | 82,895 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 424 | 49,859 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 231 | 38,664 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 160 | 25,853 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 112 | 10,893 | 99% |
| 1970s | 61 | 2,918 | 98% |
| 1980s | 99 | 1,965 | 95.2% |
| 1990s | 14 | 1,295 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 9 | 1,035 | 99.1% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,489 | 100% |
| 2020s | 13 | 2,411 | 99.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 559 | #540 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 513 | #585 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,513 | 462 | #639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,320 | 460 | #651 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 417 | #680 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 428 | #677 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 340 | #803 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 339 | #807 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 313 | #895 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,081 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,218 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,224 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,482 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,688 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,496 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 102 | #2,026 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,958 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,930 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,160 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,047 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,981 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,706 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,676 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,272 | 108 | #1,678 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,582 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,481 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,112 | 98 | #1,653 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,484 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,635 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,438 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,437 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,268 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,123 | 147 | #1,191 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 187 | #998 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,000 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,187 | 156 | #1,083 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,043 | 160 | #1,019 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,880 | 169 | #957 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,703 | 162 | #975 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,945 | 194 | #840 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,207 | 209 | #773 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,544 | 199 | #794 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,838 | 255 | #689 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,956 | 226 | #734 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,774 | 235 | #714 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,265 | 210 | #768 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,396 | 200 | #773 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 207 | #742 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,256 | 205 | #717 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,171 | 229 | #667 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,064 | 229 | #663 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 313 | #535 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,514 | 340 | #508 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,719 | 444 | #460 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 541 | #416 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,794 | 602 | #382 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,158 | 620 | #359 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,899 | 659 | #349 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,294 | 875 | #287 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,426 | 945 | #283 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,272 | 1,145 | #265 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,620 | 1,322 | #239 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,457 | 1,399 | #228 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,259 | 1,540 | #217 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,533 | 1,786 | #199 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,366 | 1,966 | #183 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,458 | 2,008 | #182 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,339 | 2,309 | #166 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,222 | 2,238 | #165 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,102 | 2,431 | #148 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,866 | 2,692 | #138 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,006 | 2,964 | #125 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,447 | 2,979 | #122 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,628 | 3,012 | #117 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,078 | 3,254 | #109 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,736 | 3,424 | #104 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,419 | 3,685 | #99 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,216 | 4,050 | #99 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,626 | 3,925 | #91 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,430 | 3,514 | #78 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,047 | 3,842 | #69 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,744 | 4,044 | #70 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,265 | 4,343 | #61 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,164 | 3,910 | #62 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,121 | 3,927 | #59 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,348 | 3,958 | #59 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,162 | 4,068 | #59 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,028 | 4,381 | #48 |
| 1936 | 48 | #889 | 4,354 | #46 |
| 1935 | 44 | #963 | 4,564 | #45 |
| 1934 | 50 | #893 | 4,973 | #40 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,067 | 5,080 | #39 |
| 1932 | 52 | #900 | 5,642 | #36 |
| 1931 | 45 | #992 | 5,897 | #33 |
| 1930 | 51 | #953 | 6,942 | #31 |
| 1929 | 59 | #867 | 6,903 | #31 |
| 1928 | 58 | #881 | 7,053 | #31 |
| 1927 | 57 | #907 | 7,704 | #27 |
| 1926 | 52 | #951 | 7,979 | #27 |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,102 | 8,276 | #27 |
| 1924 | 58 | #923 | 8,853 | #24 |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,080 | 8,882 | #22 |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,081 | 8,886 | #22 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,117 | 9,180 | #22 |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,013 | 9,179 | #19 |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,042 | 8,812 | #20 |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,206 | 9,111 | #18 |
| 1917 | 48 | #929 | 8,584 | #19 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,147 | 8,630 | #18 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,048 | 8,313 | #18 |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,117 | 6,648 | #17 |
| 1913 | 26 | #982 | 5,577 | #17 |
| 1912 | 33 | #764 | 5,116 | #17 |
| 1911 | 18 | #780 | 3,725 | #19 |
| 1910 | 29 | #529 | 3,457 | #20 |
| 1909 | 10 | #992 | 3,019 | #19 |
| 1908 | 14 | #729 | 2,937 | #18 |
| 1907 | 9 | #970 | 2,619 | #21 |
| 1906 | 12 | #734 | 2,307 | #24 |
| 1905 | 14 | #654 | 2,367 | #23 |
| 1904 | 10 | #791 | 2,136 | #28 |
| 1903 | 10 | #762 | 1,935 | #31 |
| 1902 | 9 | #837 | 1,832 | #36 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,149 | 1,640 | #36 |
| 1900 | 15 | #668 | 2,070 | #35 |
| 1899 | 11 | #643 | 1,536 | #40 |
| 1898 | 8 | #855 | 1,693 | #42 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,166 | 1,563 | #41 |
| 1896 | 13 | #616 | 1,531 | #42 |
| 1895 | 10 | #728 | 1,582 | #37 |
| 1894 | 10 | #705 | 1,571 | #37 |
| 1893 | 12 | #593 | 1,447 | #37 |
| 1892 | 7 | #915 | 1,446 | #38 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #37 |
| 1890 | 9 | #711 | 1,472 | #31 |
| 1889 | 6 | #941 | 1,283 | #38 |
| 1888 | 9 | #734 | 1,334 | #33 |
| 1887 | 12 | #533 | 1,088 | #35 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 1,061 | #37 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 956 | #39 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,064 | 962 | #35 |
| 1883 | 7 | #771 | 847 | #38 |
| 1882 | 7 | #803 | 813 | #34 |
| 1881 | 5 | #956 | 617 | #42 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 635 | #37 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Louise reached #529 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #17 in 1912. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Louise
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.