Louis
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #249 for boys in 2025, 1,391 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 852 births
- Debut · boys
- 828 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 80 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 406,470since 1880
Louis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #13,208 | 6 | #249 | 1,391 |
| 2024 | — | #236 | 1,510 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #238 | 1,478 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #245 | 1,442 |
| 2021 | — | #251 | 1,422 | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #260 | 1,334 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #248 | 1,475 |
| 2018 | — | #260 | 1,388 | |
| 2017 | — | #277 | 1,302 | |
| 2016 | — | #290 | 1,242 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #296 | 1,210 |
| 2014 | — | #289 | 1,229 | |
| 2013 | — | #315 | 1,070 | |
| 2012 | — | #312 | 1,057 | |
| 2011 | — | #332 | 921 | |
| 2010 | — | #342 | 921 | |
| 2009 | — | #353 | 885 | |
| 2008 | — | #350 | 909 | |
| 2007 | — | #345 | 937 | |
| 2006 | — | #320 | 1,001 | |
| 2005 | — | #323 | 1,002 | |
| 2004 | — | #302 | 1,051 | |
| 2003 | — | #283 | 1,103 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #272 | 1,143 |
| 2001 | — | #279 | 1,096 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #279 | 1,135 |
| 1999 | — | #262 | 1,143 | |
| 1998 | — | #252 | 1,181 | |
| 1997 | — | #235 | 1,311 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #235 | 1,283 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #218 | 1,361 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #206 | 1,411 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #194 | 1,582 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #192 | 1,619 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #186 | 1,725 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #168 | 1,820 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #163 | 1,834 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #165 | 1,707 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #161 | 1,683 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #159 | 1,686 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #164 | 1,685 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #158 | 1,711 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #156 | 1,762 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #162 | 1,694 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #151 | 1,805 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #151 | 1,787 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #148 | 1,839 |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | #149 | 1,753 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #143 | 1,865 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #142 | 1,781 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #138 | 1,812 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #134 | 1,932 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #135 | 1,905 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #130 | 2,102 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #126 | 2,514 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | #124 | 2,642 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #121 | 2,623 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #109 | 2,709 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #107 | 2,895 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #104 | 2,992 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #101 | 3,270 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #102 | 3,585 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #104 | 3,620 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #107 | 3,595 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #105 | 3,965 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #106 | 4,128 |
| 1959 | #2,108 | 29 | #100 | 4,311 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #94 | 4,445 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #86 | 4,695 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #82 | 4,910 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #82 | 4,779 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #81 | 4,848 |
| 1953 | #1,758 | 32 | #77 | 4,985 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #79 | 4,924 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | #76 | 5,089 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #66 | 4,947 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #64 | 5,235 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #64 | 5,386 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #64 | 5,778 |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | #63 | 4,918 |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 | #55 | 4,480 |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | #54 | 4,678 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #53 | 5,033 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | #51 | 5,151 |
| 1941 | #1,418 | 30 | #50 | 4,447 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 | #50 | 4,324 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #49 | 4,224 |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | #47 | 4,390 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 | #46 | 4,356 |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | #44 | 4,418 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #42 | 4,622 |
| 1934 | #1,047 | 44 | #40 | 4,682 |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | #40 | 4,695 |
| 1932 | #940 | 56 | #39 | 5,134 |
| 1931 | #912 | 58 | #37 | 5,423 |
| 1930 | #1,019 | 52 | #34 | 5,810 |
| 1929 | #1,003 | 52 | #32 | 5,995 |
| 1928 | #936 | 63 | #32 | 6,299 |
| 1927 | #904 | 68 | #29 | 6,663 |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | #30 | 6,513 |
| 1925 | #895 | 68 | #29 | 6,798 |
| 1924 | #1,017 | 57 | #28 | 7,043 |
| 1923 | #1,037 | 53 | #27 | 7,074 |
| 1922 | #932 | 63 | #27 | 7,095 |
| 1921 | #1,080 | 49 | #29 | 7,247 |
| 1920 | #949 | 59 | #28 | 6,966 |
| 1919 | #1,121 | 43 | #28 | 6,661 |
| 1918 | #999 | 52 | #24 | 7,082 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #23 | 6,771 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #22 | 6,817 |
| 1915 | #934 | 50 | #23 | 6,518 |
| 1914 | #888 | 43 | #20 | 5,495 |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | #20 | 4,258 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #20 | 3,591 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 | #21 | 1,838 |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 | #24 | 1,569 |
| 1909 | #935 | 19 | #24 | 1,231 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #22 | 1,317 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | #25 | 1,111 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #22 | 1,101 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #25 | 981 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #26 | 936 |
| 1903 | #836 | 17 | #25 | 889 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #25 | 912 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #25 | 797 |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | #26 | 1,097 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #26 | 770 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #27 | 861 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | #23 | 831 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #22 | 871 |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #21 | 913 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #21 | 869 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #22 | 816 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #22 | 865 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | #19 | 786 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #19 | 860 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #19 | 837 |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #19 | 884 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #19 | 791 |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | #19 | 846 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #19 | 809 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #19 | 886 |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | #19 | 796 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | #18 | 852 |
| 1881 | — | #19 | 746 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #19 | 828 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Louis was already there! It came in at #19, and was given to 828 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1907, when fewer than 1,200 boys a year got the name.
See more about Louis
- 13 spots since 2024 (#236 → #249)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#260 → #249)
- 47 spots since 2015 (#296 → #249)
- Biggest jump: 26 spots in 2014 (#315 → #289)
- Biggest drop: 25 spots in 2007 (#320 → #345)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #18 (852 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 80 yrs · run 1880–1959
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 117 boys born in 1908 were named Louis (0.85%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,228 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 1882, was only 1 in 133 (0.75%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.7% of all boys named Louis (67,693) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,275 | #18 (1882) | #19 |
| 1890s | 8,442 | #19 (1890) | #22 |
| 1900s | 10,372 | #22 (1908) | #25 |
| 1910s | 50,600 | #20 (1914) | #23 |
| 1920s | 67,693 | #27 (1922) | #29 |
| 1930s | 47,754 | #34 (1930) | #42 |
| 1940s | 49,430 | #50 (1941) | #57 |
| 1950s | 47,933 | #66 (1950) | #82 |
| 1960s | 33,382 | #101 (1965) | #107 |
| 1970s | 20,145 | #124 (1970) | #137 |
| 1980s | 17,354 | #151 (1981) | #159 |
| 1990s | 14,436 | #168 (1990) | #215 |
| 2000s | 10,262 | #272 (2002) | #311 |
| 2010s | 11,815 | #248 (2019) | #296 |
| 2020s | 8,577 | #236 (2024) | #247 |
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.
Louis in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 108,444 of them was named Louis, which outranked 65.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,848Vita18
- #4,848Whittany18
- #4,848Yazmine18
- #5,049Louis17
- #5,049Adriann17
- #5,049Aigner17
- #5,049Alanah17
- #5,286Abena16
- #5,286Adair16
- #5,286Adasha16
Tied with 236 names at #5,049; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,091 of them was named Louis, which outranked 98.2% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.