Louie

#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #596 for boys in 2025, 481 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1901 · 58 births
Debut · boys
33 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
30,992
since 1880

Louie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #297, 1881peak #229, 1901girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,06735#596481
2024#6,64217#573500
2023#5,75221#610460
2022#5,79321#713370
2021#5,57322#701377
2020#6,92316#767314
2019#7,71614#810282
2018#9,80610#907237
2017#14,1246#968214
2016#12,8767#911236
2015#16,4195#958215
2014#1,102173
2013#1,216147
2012#1,226144
2011#16,7645#1,285133
2010#1,349126
2009#1,529108
2008#1,571101
2007#1,61496
2006#1,438108
2005#1,47898
2004#1,56584
2003#1,49786
2002#1,44788
2001#1,44186
2000#1,228109
1999#1,241100
1998#1,077121
1997#1,161105
1996#1,149103
1995#1,18296
1994#1,21190
1993#983121
1992#1,055108
1991#877144
1990#845146
1989#940117
1988#823132
1987#782139
1986#803128
1985#8,3187#818119
1984#780123
1983#10,2755#761129
1982#10,5175#732141
1981#717145
1980#10,3925#718147
1979#7,3138#644175
1978#711140
1977#689151
1976#7,2967#679148
1975#9,0675#653158
1974#6,9007#600178
1973#6,6667#542207
1972#546212
1971#5,13610#592194
1970#7,9955#562208
1969#7,4715#584176
1968#5,6427#504224
1967#6,8045#567176
1966#5,8096#521213
1965#5,2897#487251
1964#5,4747#488262
1963#3,45814#488268
1962#6,5785#487264
1961#4,5469#437333
1960#3,09516#445328
1959#4,3009#445322
1958#3,37913#398383
1957#3,30913#422344
1956#4,1619#427313
1955#4,0699#391342
1954#2,88915#402317
1953#371342
1952#3,20112#373331
1951#2,39118#353377
1950#2,34118#352366
1949#2,85013#338393
1948#2,82813#339390
1947#2,76914#357365
1946#3,21710#346350
1945#2,59812#327328
1944#2,19916#329338
1943#2,86111#334332
1942#2,41614#328341
1941#1,81020#319336
1940#1,79220#306334
1939#1,73120#300348
1938#2,22514#303322
1937#2,10115#294333
1936#1,87317#289344
1935#1,72020#293345
1934#1,13339#290346
1933#1,65821#283346
1932#1,44827#287358
1931#1,33630#298347
1930#1,46028#286393
1929#1,64223#285382
1928#1,16343#284389
1927#1,23340#292379
1926#1,48330#278424
1925#1,16044#281421
1924#1,40934#265460
1923#1,14245#261465
1922#1,12446#264458
1921#1,14844#270427
1920#1,15243#267421
1919#91759#252442
1918#91062#268396
1917#95253#256392
1916#1,01346#269354
1915#83960#251360
1914#81751#266268
1913#90135#263210
1912#82037#263177
1911#77731#27590
1910#79429#24695
1909#84523#25378
1908#76825#26963
1907#71028#24472
1906#73125#26654
1905#82520#23271
1904#93815#23067
1903#73421#28244
1902#68824#23460
1901#1,00711#22958
1900#80321#26261
1899#66422#23450
1898#69722#23455
1897#76117#24949
1896#65123#27045
1895#54729#26246
1894#66420#27142
1893#66219#27540
1892#51028#25748
1891#62418#32527
1890#44633#27539
1889#47527#26340
1888#44331#25248
1887#41228#29931
1886#57215#28336
1885#48419#25143
1884#46319#25744
1883#35426#25342
1882#41819#24846
1881#29728#28631
1880#44914#28633
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Louie was already there! It came in at #286, and was given to 33 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1891, when fewer than 41 boys a year got the name.

Where Louie is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #399 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,151 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #354 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,329 boysMINew York: #352 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,355 boysNYMassachusetts: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,753 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedINOhio: #440 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,543 boysOHPennsylvania: #447 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,701 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 872 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedUTColorado: #179 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,167 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,088 boysMOKentucky: #288 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,797 boysKYWest Virginia: #309 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,195 boysWVVirginia: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,328 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 978 boysAZNew Mexico: #109 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 436 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,275 boysARTennessee: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,787 boysTNNorth Carolina: #499 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,142 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,514 boysOKLouisiana: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,782 boysLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,289 boysMSAlabama: #158 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 982 boysALGeorgia: #197 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,479 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedHITexas: #314 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,367 boysTXFlorida: #250 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,974 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#109 · 1 in 436
  2. California#138 · 1 in 872
  3. Alabama#158 · 1 in 982
  4. Colorado#179 · 1 in 1,167
  5. Arizona#190 · 1 in 978

Best ever in a state: #69 in New Mexico, 1950.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#109131 in 436
California#138541 in 872
Alabama#158281 in 982
Colorado#17981 in 1,167
Arizona#19051 in 978
Georgia#197201 in 1,479
Tennessee#216151 in 1,787
Louisiana#245121 in 1,782
Florida#25071 in 1,974
Massachusetts#25351 in 5,753
Missouri#27091 in 3,088
Arkansas#27781 in 2,275
Kentucky#288101 in 2,797
West Virginia#30961 in 3,195
Virginia#31171 in 3,328
Texas#314251 in 2,367
Oklahoma#32361 in 3,514
New York#352121 in 7,355
Michigan#35471 in 6,329
Mississippi#38751 in 4,289
Illinois#39971 in 8,151
Ohio#44051 in 10,543
Pennsylvania#44761 in 12,701
North Carolina#49951 in 7,142
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Louie
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#573#596)
  • 171 spots since 2020 (#767#596)
  • 362 spots since 2015 (#958#596)
  • Biggest jump: 144 spots in 2015 (#1,102#958)
  • Biggest drop: 228 spots in 1994 (#983#1,211)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #229 (58 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,836
  • Highest: 1 in 1,836 boys born in 1901 were named Louie (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,551 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.6% of all boys named Louie (4,226) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s394#248 (1882)#268
1890s441#234 (1898)#265
1900s628#229 (1901)#250
1910s2,784#246 (1910)#261
1920s4,226#261 (1923)#275
1930s3,482#283 (1933)#292
1940s3,507#306 (1940)#332
1950s3,437#352 (1950)#393
1960s2,495#437 (1961)#501
1970s1,771#542 (1973)#622
1980s1,320#717 (1981)#787
1990s1,134#845 (1990)#1,078
2000s964#1,228 (2000)#1,481
2010s1,907#810 (2019)#1,073
2020s2,502#573 (2024)#660

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Louie in 1938

girls
#2,225
14 births · 1 in 78,818 girls
boys
#303
322 births · 1 in 3,445 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #2,225Louie14

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #303Louie322
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 78,818 of them was named Louie, which outranked 55.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #2,113Wilene15
  2. #2,113Zada15
  3. #2,113Zana15
  4. #2,225Louie14
  5. #2,225Adelene14
  6. #2,225Afton14
  7. #2,225Aldean14
  8. #2,340Adel13
  9. #2,340Alethea13
  10. #2,340Alla13

Tied with 114 names at #2,225; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. 2,209Danielle#2,940#731
  2. 833Lorelei#1,451#618
  3. 623Helaine#1,493#870
  4. 399Janine#1,330#931
  5. 392Imelda#1,282#890
Fallers
  1. 1,261Noreta#964#2,225
  2. 513Norita#532#1,045
  3. 432Noretta#856#1,288
  4. 366Ferne#950#1,316
  5. 327Verdell#904#1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 3,445 of them was named Louie, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #300Preston332
  2. #301Royce331
  3. #302Randolph328
  4. #303Louie322
  5. #303Emil322
  6. #303Emmett322
  7. #303Irving322
  8. #307Craig321
  9. #308Jan317
  10. #309Elwood315

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. 1,314Dion#2,197#883
  2. 448Tex#1,212#764
  3. 425Lonny#1,233#808
  4. 401Gonzalo#1,180#779
  5. 383Lance#722#339
Fallers
  1. 741Worth#1,000#1,741
  2. 528Estel#869#1,397
  3. 492Milburn#845#1,337
  4. 412Lonzo#835#1,247
  5. 405Joy#932#1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938