Given name
Ouida
“a famous warrior”
Ouida is a form of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ouida carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.” Ouida is a form of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Ouida is used as a form of Louise.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ouida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,886
- 0 boys · 4,886 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 151 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 6 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 151 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,772 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.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ouida
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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