Given name
Louisiana
“a famous warrior”
Louisiana is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Original FrenchLouisiane
Meaning & origin
What it means
Louisiana is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Louisiana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 0 boys · 316 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Louisiana’s family of names
Louisiana has a related form in Louise. In English usage, Louisiana was borrowed from the French form Louisiane.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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