Louie

#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #596 for boys in 2025, 481 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1901 · 58 births
Debut · boys
33 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
30,992
since 1880

Louie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #297, 1881peak #229, 1901girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,06735#596481
2024#6,64217#573500
2023#5,75221#610460
2022#5,79321#713370
2021#5,57322#701377
2020#6,92316#767314
2019#7,71614#810282
2018#9,80610#907237
2017#14,1246#968214
2016#12,8767#911236
2015#16,4195#958215
2014—#1,102173
2013—#1,216147
2012—#1,226144
2011#16,7645#1,285133
2010—#1,349126
2009—#1,529108
2008—#1,571101
2007—#1,61496
2006—#1,438108
2005—#1,47898
2004—#1,56584
2003—#1,49786
2002—#1,44788
2001—#1,44186
2000—#1,228109
1999—#1,241100
1998—#1,077121
1997—#1,161105
1996—#1,149103
1995—#1,18296
1994—#1,21190
1993—#983121
1992—#1,055108
1991—#877144
1990—#845146
1989—#940117
1988—#823132
1987—#782139
1986—#803128
1985#8,3187#818119
1984—#780123
1983#10,2755#761129
1982#10,5175#732141
1981—#717145
1980#10,3925#718147
1979#7,3138#644175
1978—#711140
1977—#689151
1976#7,2967#679148
1975#9,0675#653158
1974#6,9007#600178
1973#6,6667#542207
1972—#546212
1971#5,13610#592194
1970#7,9955#562208
1969#7,4715#584176
1968#5,6427#504224
1967#6,8045#567176
1966#5,8096#521213
1965#5,2897#487251
1964#5,4747#488262
1963#3,45814#488268
1962#6,5785#487264
1961#4,5469#437333
1960#3,09516#445328
1959#4,3009#445322
1958#3,37913#398383
1957#3,30913#422344
1956#4,1619#427313
1955#4,0699#391342
1954#2,88915#402317
1953—#371342
1952#3,20112#373331
1951#2,39118#353377
1950#2,34118#352366
1949#2,85013#338393
1948#2,82813#339390
1947#2,76914#357365
1946#3,21710#346350
1945#2,59812#327328
1944#2,19916#329338
1943#2,86111#334332
1942#2,41614#328341
1941#1,81020#319336
1940#1,79220#306334
1939#1,73120#300348
1938#2,22514#303322
1937#2,10115#294333
1936#1,87317#289344
1935#1,72020#293345
1934#1,13339#290346
1933#1,65821#283346
1932#1,44827#287358
1931#1,33630#298347
1930#1,46028#286393
1929#1,64223#285382
1928#1,16343#284389
1927#1,23340#292379
1926#1,48330#278424
1925#1,16044#281421
1924#1,40934#265460
1923#1,14245#261465
1922#1,12446#264458
1921#1,14844#270427
1920#1,15243#267421
1919#91759#252442
1918#91062#268396
1917#95253#256392
1916#1,01346#269354
1915#83960#251360
1914#81751#266268
1913#90135#263210
1912#82037#263177
1911#77731#27590
1910#79429#24695
1909#84523#25378
1908#76825#26963
1907#71028#24472
1906#73125#26654
1905#82520#23271
1904#93815#23067
1903#73421#28244
1902#68824#23460
1901#1,00711#22958
1900#80321#26261
1899#66422#23450
1898#69722#23455
1897#76117#24949
1896#65123#27045
1895#54729#26246
1894#66420#27142
1893#66219#27540
1892#51028#25748
1891#62418#32527
1890#44633#27539
1889#47527#26340
1888#44331#25248
1887#41228#29931
1886#57215#28336
1885#48419#25143
1884#46319#25744
1883#35426#25342
1882#41819#24846
1881#29728#28631
1880#44914#28633
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Louie was already there! It came in at #286, and was given to 33 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1891, when fewer than 41 boys a year got the name.

Where Louie is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNHWashington: #126 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 695 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #310 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,152 boysMNIllinois: #259 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,943 boysILWisconsin: #334 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,162 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMINew York: #409 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,502 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedSDIowa: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,850 boysIAIndiana: #198 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,624 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,965 boysOHPennsylvania: #334 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,970 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #115 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 706 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedUTColorado: #179 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,119 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #305 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,718 boysMOKentucky: #289 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,487 boysKYWest Virginia: #192 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,338 boysWVVirginia: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,287 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 604 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #99 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 464 boysARTennessee: #224 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,805 boysTNNorth Carolina: #494 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,288 boysNCSouth Carolina: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 939 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #234 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,511 boysOKLouisiana: #345 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,523 boysLAMississippi: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,455 boysMSAlabama: #103 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 562 boysALGeorgia: #218 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,636 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedHITexas: #183 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 967 boysTXFlorida: #157 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 869 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#99 · 1 in 464
  2. Alabama#103 · 1 in 562
  3. California#115 · 1 in 706
  4. Washington#126 · 1 in 695
  5. South Carolina#153 · 1 in 939

Best ever in a state: #69 in New Mexico, 1950.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#99321 in 464
Alabama#103361 in 562
California#115271 in 706
Washington#126111 in 695
South Carolina#153181 in 939
New Mexico#15651 in 604
Florida#15791 in 869
Colorado#17961 in 1,119
Texas#183411 in 967
West Virginia#19291 in 1,338
Indiana#198131 in 1,624
Georgia#218161 in 1,636
Mississippi#219111 in 1,455
Tennessee#224111 in 1,805
Iowa#229101 in 1,850
Oklahoma#234111 in 1,511
Illinois#259171 in 2,943
Kentucky#28981 in 2,487
Ohio#290111 in 3,965
Missouri#30591 in 2,718
Minnesota#31061 in 3,152
Virginia#31961 in 3,287
Pennsylvania#334131 in 5,970
Wisconsin#33451 in 4,162
Louisiana#34561 in 2,523
New York#409101 in 8,502
North Carolina#49451 in 5,288
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Louie
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#573 → #596)
  • 171 spots since 2020 (#767 → #596)
  • 362 spots since 2015 (#958 → #596)
  • Biggest jump: 144 spots in 2015 (#1,102 → #958)
  • Biggest drop: 228 spots in 1994 (#983 → #1,211)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #229 (58 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,836
  • Highest: 1 in 1,836 boys born in 1901 were named Louie (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,551 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.6% of all boys named Louie (4,226) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s394#248 (1882)#268
1890s441#234 (1898)#265
1900s628#229 (1901)#250
1910s2,784#246 (1910)#261
1920s4,226#261 (1923)#275
1930s3,482#283 (1933)#292
1940s3,507#306 (1940)#332
1950s3,437#352 (1950)#393
1960s2,495#437 (1961)#501
1970s1,771#542 (1973)#622
1980s1,320#717 (1981)#787
1990s1,134#845 (1990)#1,078
2000s964#1,228 (2000)#1,481
2010s1,907#810 (2019)#1,073
2020s2,502#573 (2024)#660

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Louie in 1917

girls
#952
53 births · 1 in 20,401 girls
boys
#256
392 births · 1 in 2,361 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #952Louie53

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #256Louie392
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 20,401 of them was named Louie, which outranked 82.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #945Idamae54
  2. #945Melissa54
  3. #945Neta54
  4. #952Louie53
  5. #952Audry53
  6. #952Bernetta53
  7. #952Coral53
  8. #964Carroll52
  9. #964Cleda52
  10. #964Dimple52

Tied with 11 names at #952; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 2,361 of them was named Louie, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #252Grant398
  2. #254Garland396
  3. #255Troy394
  4. #256Louie392
  5. #257Boyd388
  6. #257Carlton388
  7. #259Cornelius387
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1917 →