Louise

Louise

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of the given name Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English-speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century.

From Wikipedia

Louise first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,309 babies (rank #44 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Louise

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Louise yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,854

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,309

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,309	#44
1997	1,283	#45
1998	1,102	#49
1999	804	#65
2000	659	#81
2001	645	#79
2002	902	#58
2003	750	#70
2004	657	#78
2005	452	#113
2006	380	#143
2007	370	#148
2008	277	#191
2009	252	#201
2010	239	#209
2011	171	#288
2012	164	#291
2013	124	#367
2014	101	#436
2015	106	#417
2016	107	#416

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,309

#44

1997

1,283

#45

1998

1,102

#49

1999

804

#65

2000

659

#81

2001

645

#79

2002

902

#58

2003

750

#70

2004

657

#78

2005

452

#113

2006

380

#143

2007

370

#148

2008

277

#191

2009

252

#201

2010

239

#209

2011

171

#288

2012

164

#291

2013

124

#367

2014

101

#436

2015

106

#417

2016

107

#416

Meaning

Numerology of Louise

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Louise

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Year-by-Year Detail