Louis
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning famous warrior; wide-famed.
Babies a year
1,030
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#249
down from #236
UK popularity
#49
1,030 babies · down from #47
How Louis has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #297 |
| 2016 | #290 |
| 2017 | #277 |
| 2018 | #260 |
| 2019 | #248 |
| 2020 | #260 |
| 2021 | #251 |
| 2022 | #246 |
| 2023 | #237 |
| 2024 | #236 |
| 2025 | #249 |
In 2025, 1,030 babies in England and Wales were named Louis. In the US, 1,290 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 7,247 in 1921.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Louis was most common in 1910, when it went to 0.75% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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