The first name Louisa

In 2025, 54 girls were named Louisa, making it the 684th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 263 births (#201).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Louisa with other names.

In 2025, 407 girls born in the United States were named Louisa, the 697th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 424 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Louisa May Alcott
  American novelist (1832–1888)
• Louisa Adams
  First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829
• Louisa Necib Cadamuro
  French footballer, born 1987
• Louisa Hanoune
  Algerian politician, born 1954
• Louisa Lawson
  Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist (1848–1920)
• Louisa Maria Stuart
  British princess (1692-1712)
• Louisa Garrett Anderson
  British physician and feminist (1873–1943)
• Louisa Atkinson
  Anglo-Australian writer, illustrator and botanical collector (1834-1872)
• Louisa Lytton
  British actress, born 1989
• Louisa Johnson
  English singer (born 1998)
• Louisa Anne Meredith
  British-Australian writer and illustrator (1812–1895)
• Louisa Jacobson
  American actress, born 1991

How popular is the name Louisa?

In 2025, 54 girls born in England and Wales were named Louisa, ranking 684th. Its peak was 2007, with 263 births.

Is Louisa a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 21,937 US babies named Louisa since 1880 were girls.

When was Louisa most popular?

2021 in the United States, when 424 babies were named Louisa, its highest rank at 687th.

How do you pronounce Louisa?

Louisa is /luːˈiːzə/, 3 syllables.

What name is Louisa a form of?

Louisa is a form of Louise.