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Louis is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 407,900 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 405,059 as boys and 2,841 as girls. Louis gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #176 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,503
2023	1,482
2022	1,447
2021	1,418
2020	1,340
2019	1,480
2018	1,387
2017	1,302
2016	1,242
2015	1,215
2014	1,229
2013	1,070
2012	1,056
2011	921
2010	921
2009	885
2008	909
2007	937
2006	1,001
2005	1,002
2004	1,050
2003	1,103
2002	1,148
2001	1,096
2000	1,140
1999	1,143
1998	1,181
1997	1,311
1996	1,290
1995	1,369
1994	1,421
1993	1,589
1992	1,624
1991	1,730
1990	1,835
1989	1,851
1988	1,723
1987	1,692
1986	1,710
1985	1,704
1984	1,727
1983	1,779
1982	1,711
1981	1,828
1980	1,807
1979	1,852
1978	1,773
1977	1,882
1976	1,805
1975	1,825
1974	1,950
1973	1,918
1972	2,123
1971	2,531
1970	2,664
1969	2,647
1968	2,737
1967	2,916
1966	3,016
1965	3,287
1964	3,602
1963	3,635
1962	3,616
1961	3,982
1960	4,150
1959	4,342
1958	4,466
1957	4,723
1956	4,938
1955	4,796
1954	4,866
1953	5,018
1952	4,945
1951	5,117
1950	4,974
1949	5,265
1948	5,415
1947	5,804
1946	4,947
1945	4,510
1944	4,699
1943	5,062
1942	5,173
1941	4,476
1940	4,356
1939	4,251
1938	4,412
1937	4,382
1936	4,455
1935	4,654
1934	4,726
1933	4,727
1932	5,189
1931	5,482
1930	5,862
1929	6,047
1928	6,360
1927	6,733
1926	6,584
1925	6,866
1924	7,099
1923	7,128
1922	7,158
1921	7,296
1920	7,025
1919	6,704
1918	7,134
1917	6,826
1916	6,848
1915	6,568
1914	5,538
1913	4,289
1912	3,613
1911	1,855
1910	1,597
1909	1,250
1908	1,332
1907	1,123
1906	1,111
1905	995
1904	947
1903	906
1902	918
1901	805
1900	1,111
1899	779
1898	873
1897	840
1896	880
1895	921
1894	877
1893	828
1892	873
1891	802
1890	871
1889	846
1888	891
1887	798
1886	855
1885	814
1884	892
1883	805
1882	858
1881	746
1880	833