How Many People Are Named Luise?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Luise. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 65 years old, and Luise peaked in popularity in 1937 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luise as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Luise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1937
27 births
Total Registered
586
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luise
Luise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 586 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Luise as a male name
Ranked #8,970 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Luise as a female name
Ranked #16,740 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1937 (27 births)
Luise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luise span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 129 babies were registered. Luise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Luise by Decade
How has Luise tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Luise by State
Luise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luise
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luise?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Luise are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Luise a common name?
Luise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 586 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luise most popular?
Luise reached peak popularity in 1937, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luise is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luise a female name?
Luise is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luise Smith, Luise Johnson, Luise Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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