Louisa

Louisa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “famous warrior”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: loo-EE-zuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Louisa is the feminine form of Louis, ultimately from Old Frankish Ludwig. It has long been used in English, French, German, and Italian contexts.

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How popular is Louisa?

2024115 per million US babies

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Babies named Louisa in 2024383

2024 rank#733 girls

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 188021,528

Louisa is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Louisa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Luisfamous warrior · Germanic
Louisfamous warrior · French
Lewisfamous warrior · Germanic
Louisefamous warrior · French
Louiefamous warrior · Germanic
Luisafamous warrior · Italian
Loufamous warrior · Germanic
Aloysiusfamous warrior · Latin

Louisa questions

What does the name Louisa mean?

Louisa means "famous warrior". It comes from Germanic. Louisa is the feminine form of Louis, ultimately from Old Frankish Ludwig. It has long been used in English, French, German, and Italian contexts.

Is Louisa a boy or girl name?

Louisa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Louisa?

383 US babies were named Louisa in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Louisa?

Louisa is usually pronounced loo-EE-zuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.