Louis
Germanic Chlodovech, “famous warrior,” which became Clovis and then the royal French Louis.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Louis appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1959. Its biggest year was 1921, when 7,247 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 29 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1882, at No. 18. In 2025 it ranked No. 249 for boys. All told, 409,317 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Louise (338,662) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Louise, Luis, Lewis
Explore Louis interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,275 | No. 18 |
| 1890s | 8,442 | No. 19 |
| 1900s | 10,372 | No. 22 |
| 1910s | 50,600 | No. 20 |
| 1920s | 67,693 | No. 27 |
| 1930s | 47,754 | No. 34 |
| 1940s | 49,430 | No. 50 |
| 1950s | 47,933 | No. 66 |
| 1960s | 33,382 | No. 101 |
| 1970s | 20,145 | No. 124 |
| 1980s | 17,354 | No. 151 |
| 1990s | 14,436 | No. 168 |
| 2000s | 10,262 | No. 272 |
| 2010s | 11,815 | No. 248 |
| 2020s | 8,577 | No. 236 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.