Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Louisa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Louisa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

424

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

9.7%

2024

383

All-time

21,523

Louisa has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 424 girls were named Louisa.

In 2024, only 383 girls were given the name.

Down 9.7% from its peak.

All told, about 21,523 Americans have been named Louisa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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