Louie
#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #596 for boys in 2025, 481 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 58 births
- Debut · boys
- 33 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 30,992since 1880
Louie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,067 | 35 | #596 | 481 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #573 | 500 |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | #610 | 460 |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | #713 | 370 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #701 | 377 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #767 | 314 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #810 | 282 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #907 | 237 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #968 | 214 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #911 | 236 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #958 | 215 |
| 2014 | — | #1,102 | 173 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,216 | 147 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,226 | 144 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,285 | 133 |
| 2010 | — | #1,349 | 126 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,529 | 108 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,571 | 101 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,614 | 96 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,438 | 108 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,478 | 98 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,565 | 84 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,497 | 86 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,447 | 88 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,441 | 86 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,228 | 109 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,241 | 100 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,077 | 121 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,161 | 105 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,149 | 103 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,182 | 96 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,211 | 90 | |
| 1993 | — | #983 | 121 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,055 | 108 | |
| 1991 | — | #877 | 144 | |
| 1990 | — | #845 | 146 | |
| 1989 | — | #940 | 117 | |
| 1988 | — | #823 | 132 | |
| 1987 | — | #782 | 139 | |
| 1986 | — | #803 | 128 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #818 | 119 |
| 1984 | — | #780 | 123 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #761 | 129 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #732 | 141 |
| 1981 | — | #717 | 145 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #718 | 147 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #644 | 175 |
| 1978 | — | #711 | 140 | |
| 1977 | — | #689 | 151 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #679 | 148 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #653 | 158 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #600 | 178 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #542 | 207 |
| 1972 | — | #546 | 212 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #592 | 194 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #562 | 208 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #584 | 176 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #504 | 224 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #567 | 176 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #521 | 213 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #487 | 251 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #488 | 262 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #488 | 268 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #487 | 264 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #437 | 333 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #445 | 328 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #445 | 322 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #398 | 383 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #422 | 344 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #427 | 313 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #391 | 342 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #402 | 317 |
| 1953 | — | #371 | 342 | |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #373 | 331 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #353 | 377 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #352 | 366 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #338 | 393 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #339 | 390 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #357 | 365 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #346 | 350 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #327 | 328 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #329 | 338 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #334 | 332 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #328 | 341 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #319 | 336 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #306 | 334 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #300 | 348 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #303 | 322 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #294 | 333 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | #289 | 344 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #293 | 345 |
| 1934 | #1,133 | 39 | #290 | 346 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | #283 | 346 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #287 | 358 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #298 | 347 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #286 | 393 |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | #285 | 382 |
| 1928 | #1,163 | 43 | #284 | 389 |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 | #292 | 379 |
| 1926 | #1,483 | 30 | #278 | 424 |
| 1925 | #1,160 | 44 | #281 | 421 |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | #265 | 460 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 | #261 | 465 |
| 1922 | #1,124 | 46 | #264 | 458 |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | #270 | 427 |
| 1920 | #1,152 | 43 | #267 | 421 |
| 1919 | #917 | 59 | #252 | 442 |
| 1918 | #910 | 62 | #268 | 396 |
| 1917 | #952 | 53 | #256 | 392 |
| 1916 | #1,013 | 46 | #269 | 354 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | #251 | 360 |
| 1914 | #817 | 51 | #266 | 268 |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | #263 | 210 |
| 1912 | #820 | 37 | #263 | 177 |
| 1911 | #777 | 31 | #275 | 90 |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 | #246 | 95 |
| 1909 | #845 | 23 | #253 | 78 |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | #269 | 63 |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | #244 | 72 |
| 1906 | #731 | 25 | #266 | 54 |
| 1905 | #825 | 20 | #232 | 71 |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | #230 | 67 |
| 1903 | #734 | 21 | #282 | 44 |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | #234 | 60 |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | #229 | 58 |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 | #262 | 61 |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | #234 | 50 |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | #234 | 55 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | #249 | 49 |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | #270 | 45 |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | #262 | 46 |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | #271 | 42 |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | #275 | 40 |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | #257 | 48 |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | #325 | 27 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | #275 | 39 |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | #263 | 40 |
| 1888 | #443 | 31 | #252 | 48 |
| 1887 | #412 | 28 | #299 | 31 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | #283 | 36 |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | #251 | 43 |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | #257 | 44 |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | #253 | 42 |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | #248 | 46 |
| 1881 | #297 | 28 | #286 | 31 |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | #286 | 33 |
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.
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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 394 | #248 (1882) | #268 |
| 1890s | 441 | #234 (1898) | #265 |
| 1900s | 628 | #229 (1901) | #250 |
| 1910s | 2,784 | #246 (1910) | #261 |
| 1920s | 4,226 | #261 (1923) | #275 |
| 1930s | 3,482 | #283 (1933) | #292 |
| 1940s | 3,507 | #306 (1940) | #332 |
| 1950s | 3,437 | #352 (1950) | #393 |
| 1960s | 2,495 | #437 (1961) | #501 |
| 1970s | 1,771 | #542 (1973) | #622 |
| 1980s | 1,320 | #717 (1981) | #787 |
| 1990s | 1,134 | #845 (1990) | #1,078 |
| 2000s | 964 | #1,228 (2000) | #1,481 |
| 2010s | 1,907 | #810 (2019) | #1,073 |
| 2020s | 2,502 | #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 1998
boys
#1,077
121 births · 1 in 15,796 boys
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 15,796 of them was named Louie, which outranked 90.5% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).