In 2024, 1,503 boys in the United States were named Louis, making it the 236th most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 289th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 7,296 births.
Records for Louis go back to 1880, and 407,900 babies have been given the name since.
Germanic name meaning "famous warrior." Has royal connections and a classic European feel.
Louis is of Germanic origin, described as royal in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,503 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Germanic name meaning "famous warrior." Has royal connections and a classic European feel.
Louis is of Germanic origin, and is usually described as royal in style.
In 2024, 1,503 boys in the United States were named Louis, making it the 236th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,503 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Lou is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Louis.