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Girl name Germanic origin Christian tradition

Louisa

loo-EE-sah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
famous warrior
Language
Germanic
Culture
German;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#733
2024 births383
Peak year2021
First appeared1880
Total US births21,523
2021 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LouLulu
Alternate spellings
LuisaLouiza
In other languages
Luisa (Spanish)Louise (French)

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Notable people named Louisa

Louisa May Alcott (author)
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