Louisa

Latinate feminine variation of Louis

"renowned warrior"

Louisa Origin and Meaning

The name Louisa is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "renowned warrior".

Louisa, a quaint vintage name, is an example of the idea that these days, old-style girls’ names are more fashionable when they end with an a rather than with an e, as in Julie/Julia, Diane/Diana. So for the next generation, Louisa may rise again, especially with the growing popularity of other Lou/Lu-starting names, like Lucy and Luna. Louisa reentered the US Top 1000 in 2014 after a 45 year absence.

Very popular in the eighteenth century, Louisa was finally toppled at the end of the nineteenth by the French form Louise, which was a top name through the first quarter of the twentieth century.

Louisa has many literary associations, including Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Little Men; two Charles Dickens novels, Hard Times and Dombey & Sons; and two novels by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion.

Louisa is a First Lady name, being the wife of President John Quincy Adams. One of Meryl Streep's daughters is named Louisa.

Some international variations: Luisa, Lovisa, Ludovica, and Luigia. Nicknames include Lou, Lu, Lulu, and Ouisa.

Louisa Rank in US Top 1000

# 809 in the US

Louisa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 290 on Nameberry

Louisa Popularity

• 809 US 2023
• 290 Nameberry 2024
• 432 Future 2028
• 737 England 2023
• 14 Germany 2017
• 127 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Louisa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Louisa.

• Louise
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• Eloise
• Margaret
• Beatrice
• Eleanor
• Jane
• Matilda
• Georgia
• Clara
• Eliza
• Helena
• Lucy
• Harriet
• Edith
• Lydia
• Frances
• Caroline
• Alice
• Flora

Famous People Named Louisa

• Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden
• Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart disputed Princess Royal, daughter of King James II and VII of Great Britain
• Louisa Anne Princess of Great Britain; granddaughter of King George II; sister of George III
• Louisa May Alcott American novelist
• Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams U.S. First Lady as wife of President John Quincy Adams
• Louisa Catherine Adams daughter of John Quincy Adams
• Louisa Ann Swain first woman to legally vote in the United States
• (Rachel) Louisa Krause American actress
• Louisa Johnson English pop singer
• Louisa Rose "Foxes" Allen English singer
• Louisa Connolly Burnham, English actress
• Louisa Claire Lytton English actress
• Louisa Nécib French footballer
• Louisa Gummer daughter of American actress Meryl Streep

Louisa in Pop Culture

• Louisa von Trapp character in "The Sound of Music"
• Louisa Norton character in 1950 film "Louisa"
• Louisa main character in the book "Vietnam Farm"
• Louisa Fenn character on TV series Boston Public
• Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux character in play/film "Steel Magnolias"
• Louisa Reed Conroy character from "This Golden Land," by Barbara Wood
• Louisa "Lou" Clark main character in "Me Before You," by Jojo Moyes
• Louisa Glasson character on British TV show "Doc Martin"
• Louisa character in novel "The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
• "Louisa" song by Lord Huron