Louise
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Louise is the feminine form of Louis, meaning “famous warrior” or “renowned in battle.” Louise and Louisa are classic names that are surprisingly overlooked today, a non-trendy choice among the many Lucys and Amelias. Writer Louise Erdrich is a notable bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Louise in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Louise against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Louise is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Louise in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 579 girls were named Louise, making it the #514 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 336,466 girls have been named Louise, with the most (9,180) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Maine and Colorado.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Louise in other languages
- Louisa Dutch, English, German, Swedish
- Lois Dutch, English, Welsh
- Luisa Italian, Spanish
- Louie English
- Luise German
- Luiza Polish
Louise name days
- March 15 France
- August 25 Norway
- August 25 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Louise
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Louise, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Typhoon Louise (Category 5) | 1976 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Typhoon Louise (Category 1) | 1973 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Louise | 1970 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Tropical storm Louise | 1970 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Tropical storm Louise | 1970 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Louise | 1967 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Louise (Category 5) | 1964 | Western Pacific | 306 km/h |
| Typhoon Louise (Category 1) | 1962 | Western Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Typhoon Louise (Category 4) | 1959 | Western Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Typhoon Louise (Category 5) | 1955 | Western Pacific | 278 km/h |
…and 2 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Louise
There are 25 towns and villages with Louise in their name, in 8 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇭🇹 Haiti 5🇨🇦 Canada 4🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 2🇧🇪 Belgium 1🇩🇪 Germany 1🇫🇷 France 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lake Louise | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | 1,000 | Map |
| Louise | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 995 | Map |
| Louise | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | 185 | Map |
| Lake Louise | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | 46 | Map |
| Camp Louise | Nord, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Grube Louise | Brandenburg, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Louise | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Louise | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
| Louise | East Kalimantan, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Louise | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Louise
There are 156 lakes and reservoirs with Louise in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 88🇨🇦 Canada 64🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 1🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louise | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Louise songs
24 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Louise in their title. The best known:
- Louise – Bonnie Tyler (2005)
- Louise – Maurice Chevalier (1929)
- Louise – The Human League (1984)
- Cantata for the Wedding of Emperor Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria (1810)
- Lilla Ann-Louise – Ebbe Nilsson
- Liza and Louise – NOFX (1992)
- Louise – Jett Rebel (2013)
- Louise and Liza – NOFX (1999)
- Oh Louise – Junior Giscombe
- Sweet Lui-Louise – Ironhorse (1979)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Louise
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Louise.
Louise Bourgoin
Louise Brealey
Louise Bédard
Louise Currie
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Fictional characters named Louise
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Louise as a pet name
FurryName has found 177 dogs named Louise in public pet registers, making it the #869 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (4), Burlington (1), Adelaide (1). Louise as a dog name →
FurryName has found 20 cats named Louise in public pet registers, making it the #425 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Surf Coast Shire (2), Tacoma (2), Vancouver (2). Louise as a cat name →
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