Girl name#128 of girl names
Louise
Pronounced L UW0 IY1 Z (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
How popular is Louise?
Louise is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 338,078 children — the 128th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1921, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1921, when 9,180 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW0 IY1 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Louise
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Louise
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Louise?
- Louise ranks 128th among girls' names in US records, with 338,078 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,074.
- Is Louise a unisex name?
- No. Louise is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Louise most popular?
- 1921, when 9,180 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.