Louise

LWEEZ; loo-EEZ; loo-ee-suh

French and English, feminine variation of Louis

"renowned warrior"

Louise Origin and Meaning

The name Louise is a girl's name of French origin meaning "renowned warrior".

Louise has for several decades now been seen as competent, studious, and efficient—desirable if not dramatic qualities. But now along with a raft of other L names, as well as cousin Eloise, Louise is up for reappreciation—sleek and chic, stylish in Paris, and starting to become so in the US as well. Louisa is perhaps more in tune with the times, but Louise has more edge. Louise has been on the rise lately, and reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time in a quarter century in 2016.

Louise has been a royal name in several countries, including Denmark, Sweden, France and England: currently Queen Elizabeth has a granddaughter named Louise via her son Prince Edward. It has been a staple on the Top 10 lists in Belgium and France in recent years.

Among her most notable bearers: iconic film actress Louise Brooks and modern sculptors Louise Bourgeois and Louise Nevelson. Louise is the middle name of both Madonna and Meryl Streep, and Louise was the character played by Susan Sarandon in the feminist road movie Thelma and Louise.

And there's also a nature reference—the beautiful Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. Louise is one of many classic names newly fashionable as one of the trendy girls' names starting with L.

Louise Rank in US Top 1000

# 586 in the US

Louise Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 118 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Louise

• 586 US 2023
• 118 Nameberry 2025
• 366 Future 2028
• 629 England 2023
• 1 France 2023
• 52 Germany 2017
• 106 Netherlands 2015
• 3 Belgium 2023
• 91 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Louise

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

• Ruth
• Louisa
• Margaret
• Frances
• Harriet
• Susannah
• Dorothy
• Jane
• Virginia
• Helen
• Josephine
• Martha
• Georgia
• Beatrice
• Edith
• Philippa
• Greta
• Miriam
• Esther
• Henrietta

Famous People Named Louise

• Louise of Mecklenburg Strelitz (born Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie), Queen consort of Frederick William III of Prussia
• Louise of Hesse Kassel (born Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie von Hessen,Kassel), Queen consort of Christian IX of Denmark
• Louise of Lorraine Queen consort of Henry III of France
• Louise of Great Britain Queen consort of Frederick V of Denmark and Norway; daughter of George II
• Louise Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle of Orléans Queen consort of Leopold I of the Belgians
• Louise of the Netherlands (born Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise) Queen consort of Charles XV of Sweden and IV of Norway
• Louise Josephine Eugenie of Sweden Queen consort of Frederick VIII of Denmark
• Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow, Queen consort of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway
• Louise Caroline Alberta of the United Kingdom Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe,Coburg and Gotha
• Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife; daughter of Edward VII of the United Kingdom; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• Louise Farrenc French composer, pianist, and teacher
• Louise "Lou" Teasdale British makeup artist
• Louise de Kerouaille Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of King Charles II of England
• Louise Le Brun French painter
• Louise Fitzhugh American novelist
• (Mary) Louise Brooks American dancer and actress
• Louise Bourgeois French,American sculptor
• Louise van der Vorst Australian model
• Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander) American comic book writer
• Louise Lasser American actress
• (Estelle) Louise Fletcher American actress
• (Marie) Louise of France Duchess of Parma
• Louise Jameson English actress
• Louise Lombard English actress
• Louise Thompson British reality TV personality ""Made In Chelsea""
• Louise "Loo" Brealey English actress and journalist
• Louise Nevelson American sculptor
• (Karen) Louise Erdrich American novelist
• Louise Gold English singer, actress and puppeteer
• Louise Alexandra Pentland British beauty vlogger
• Martha Louise Princess of Norway, daughter of Harald V of Norway
• Aretha Louise Franklin American musician
• Louise Goffin daughter of musicians Carole King and Gerry Goffin
• Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten Windsor (b. 2003), daughter of the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II
• Louise Sophie Mary (b. 2004) Princess of Belgiumouille
• Louise Lynn Hay American motivational author and the founder of Hay House, she has authored several New Thought self,help books, including the 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life
• Louise Brown the world's first human to be concieved via in vitro fertilization
• Louise Canet (b. 2017) daughter of Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet.
• Louise Post vocalist of Veruca Salt

The name Louise in Pop Culture

• Louise Tate character on TV's "Bewitched"
• Louise Elizabeth Sawyer character in movie "Thelma & Louise"
• Louise Grant character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
• Louise Belcher character on animated series "Bob's Burgers"
• Louise Miller character in movie "Teen Witch"
• Jean Louise "Scout" Finch character in book/movie "To Kill a Mockingbird"
• Louise Goldufski character on TV's "The Conners"
• Shannon Louise "Lolly" Allen character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Louise from St. Louis character in film "Sex and the City"
• Samantha Louise "Lou " main character on TV's "Heartland"
• Louise Jefferson character on TV's "The Jeffersons"
• Louise "Lou" Friedman character in movie "Blended"
• Louise Mitchell character on British soap opera “Eastenders”
• "Liza and Louise" and "Louise " songs by punk band NOFX
• "Visions of Johanna " a song by Bob Dylan contrasts two lovers, the carnal Louise, and "the more spiritual but unattainable" Johanna. Johanna and Louise are objects of desire and yearning. "It is their elusiveness and unreality that's the point."
• "Hey Louise " song by Neil Diamond (Oh ma cherie, do you know my name?I remember yours and I know what you need / What you need my Louise)
• "Louise " popular song (Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise / Birds in the trees twitter Louise / Each little rose tells me it knows I love you)
• "Louise du Brésil " song by Liniker and the Caramelows
• "Louise " song by Gers Pardoel
• "Louise " song by Bonnie Raitt
• "Cherokee Louise " song by Joni Mitchell
• Louise Kendall character in "My Cousin Rachel"
• Louise Banks main character in the film "Arrival"

International Variations of the name Louise

• Heloise French
• Louisiane French
• Aloyse French
• Luise German
• Eloise French
• Eloisa Spanish