as a First Name
(French) feminine form of Louis, introduced to England in the 17th century. Like Louisa, it has remained perennially popular and is currently frequently used as a component of compound names such as Ella-Louise, Sophie-Louise, and Tia-Louise.
| 277th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 223,642
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 277,407
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Maine
- has the most people named Louise per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.95%
0.05%
84%
55+
55+
14%
30-54
30-54
1%
13-29
13-29
0.68%
0-12
0-12
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