Luise
Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of the given name Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English-speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Luise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of the given name Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English-speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Luise
Luise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 27 Luises were born — ranking #1,416 that year. As of 2026, Luise ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 581 Luises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Luise
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Names that sound like Luise
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About the name Luise
Luise is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 581 births in the dataset. Luise's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,416. Use the chart and map above to compare Luise's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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