girl's name

Luise

  • Origin German
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 595

Luise is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Luise is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 1937, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1909.

Luise over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Luise by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 8
1910s 107
1920s 129
1930s 96
1940s 106
1950s 61
1960s 43
1970s 5
1990s 5
2000s 5
2010s 11
2020s (to 2022) 10

How popular is Luise?

In 2022, Luise was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Luise is used

England & Wales #7,114 3 in 2010
United States #17,127 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Luise

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Luise also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Luise

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Luise

How popular is the name Luise?

In 2022, Luise was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Luise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Luise most popular?

Luise peaked in 1937, when 27 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.