Filippa vs Louise
Filippa and Louisecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Filippa was ranked #68 and Louise #59 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Filippa was ranked #885 and Louise #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Filippa was ranked #5669 and Louise #706 among girls in England and Wales.
Filippa and Louise over time
Filippa and Louise appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Louise held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Filippa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Filippa #67 in 2024, Louise #59 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Filippa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Louise in 26.
Highest recorded here: Filippa #67 in 2024, Louise #59 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filippa #68, Louise #59.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2003–2022
Filippa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Louise in 10.
Highest recorded here: Filippa #3422 in 2009, Louise #70 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Filippa #5669, Louise #706.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Filippa | Louise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The French feminine form of Louis, from Germanic elements 'hlud' (famous) and 'wig' (warrior) — 'famous warrior'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /lu.ˈiz/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #68 (2025) | Norway · Girls #59 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Louise has a recorded origin (Germanic, via French transmission); Filippa does not have one recorded yet.
- Filippa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Louise.
- A meaning is recorded for Louise; Filippa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Filippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #555 among girls in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Louise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #379 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #59 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls