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Louis name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Louis ranks #249 in male records (1,391 reported) and #14,230 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#14,230 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
No published 2024 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
No published 2021 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#249 · 1,391 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 119 male records (1,510 to 1,391); rank moved from #236 to #249.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 31 male records (1,422 to 1,391); rank moved from #251 to #249.
Peak year in available data
2024: 1,510 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Louis becoming more popular?

Louis's reported male count decreased by 119 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #236 to #249. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Louis in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LouisFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5100201620252019: 5 female records2020: 6 female records2022: 5 female records2023: 5 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 1,242 male records2017: 1,302 male records2018: 1,388 male records2019: 1,475 male records2020: 1,334 male records2021: 1,422 male records2022: 1,442 male records2023: 1,478 male records2024: 1,510 male records2025: 1,391 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025614,2301,391249
2024——1,510236
2023516,6371,478238
2022516,7411,442245
2021——1,422251
2020614,4281,334260
2019517,0331,475249
2018——1,388260
2017——1,302277
2016——1,242290

Questions about Louis’s popularity

How common is Louis in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Louis ranks #249 in male records (1,391 reported) and #14,230 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Louis?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Louis only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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