Louise
Meaning and origin
From French Louise. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Louise (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Louise has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 305 |
| 1999 | 266 |
| 2000 | 219 |
| 2001 | 208 |
| 2002 | 169 |
| 2003 | 162 |
| 2004 | 159 |
| 2005 | 133 |
| 2006 | 111 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 84 |
| 2009 | 72 |
| 2010 | 59 |
| 2011 | 65 |
| 2012 | 50 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 53 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 13,518 |
| 2000 | 13,757 |
| 2001 | 14,002 |
| 2002 | 14,217 |
| 2003 | 14,425 |
| 2004 | 14,631 |
| 2005 | 14,736 |
| 2006 | 14,858 |
| 2007 | 14,936 |
| 2008 | 15,042 |
| 2009 | 15,090 |
| 2010 | 15,122 |
| 2011 | 15,143 |
| 2012 | 15,184 |
| 2013 | 15,210 |
| 2014 | 15,214 |
| 2015 | 15,229 |
| 2016 | 15,284 |
| 2017 | 15,287 |
| 2018 | 15,294 |
| 2019 | 15,293 |
| 2020 | 15,278 |
Louise in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Louise.Hi! My name is Louise.
- Har du träffat Louise? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Louise? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Louise i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Louise this afternoon.
- Louises mamma är lärare.Louise's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Louises mamma is Louise's mum.
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Questions about Louise
How do you pronounce Louise in Swedish?
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What does the name Louise mean?
From French Louise. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.
How popular is Louise in Sweden?
23 babies were named Louise in 2022. In 2020, 15,278 people in Sweden had Louise as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.