The first name Luise
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Luise last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#3,795).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Luise with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Luise at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 girls born in the United States were named Luise, the 16,754th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1937, when 27 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.
Famous people named Luise
44 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Luise RainerGerman-born actress (1910–2014)
- Princess Viktoria Luise of PrussiaDaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1892–1980)
- Marie Luise KaschnitzGerman novelist (1901-1974)
- Princess Luise Dorothea of PrussiaDaughter of Frederick I of Prussia and Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel, 1680–1705
- Luise FleckAustrian film director, screenwriter, film producer (1873–1950)
- Luise KrügerGerman javelin thrower (1915-2001)
- Luise UllrichAustrian actress (1910–1985)
- Marie Luise Anna von Preußen(1829-1901)
- Therese Albertine Luise RobinsonGerman-American writer (1797–1870)
- Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin(1824-1859)
- Luise HeyerGerman actress, born 1985
- Luise MalzahnGerman judoka, born 1990
Questions
- How popular is the name Luise?
- In 2010, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Luise, ranking 5,707th. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.
- Is Luise a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 586 US babies named Luise since 1880 were girls.
- When was Luise most popular?
- 1937 in the United States, when 27 babies were named Luise, its highest rank at 1,436th.