Louie
#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #596 for boys in 2025, 481 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 58 births
- Debut · boys
- 33 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 30,992since 1880
Louie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,067 | 35 | #596 | 481 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #573 | 500 |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | #610 | 460 |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | #713 | 370 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #701 | 377 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #767 | 314 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #810 | 282 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #907 | 237 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #968 | 214 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #911 | 236 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #958 | 215 |
| 2014 | — | #1,102 | 173 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,216 | 147 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,226 | 144 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,285 | 133 |
| 2010 | — | #1,349 | 126 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,529 | 108 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,571 | 101 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,614 | 96 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,438 | 108 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,478 | 98 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,565 | 84 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,497 | 86 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,447 | 88 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,441 | 86 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,228 | 109 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,241 | 100 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,077 | 121 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,161 | 105 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,149 | 103 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,182 | 96 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,211 | 90 | |
| 1993 | — | #983 | 121 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,055 | 108 | |
| 1991 | — | #877 | 144 | |
| 1990 | — | #845 | 146 | |
| 1989 | — | #940 | 117 | |
| 1988 | — | #823 | 132 | |
| 1987 | — | #782 | 139 | |
| 1986 | — | #803 | 128 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #818 | 119 |
| 1984 | — | #780 | 123 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #761 | 129 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #732 | 141 |
| 1981 | — | #717 | 145 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #718 | 147 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #644 | 175 |
| 1978 | — | #711 | 140 | |
| 1977 | — | #689 | 151 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #679 | 148 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #653 | 158 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #600 | 178 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #542 | 207 |
| 1972 | — | #546 | 212 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #592 | 194 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #562 | 208 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #584 | 176 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #504 | 224 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #567 | 176 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #521 | 213 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #487 | 251 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #488 | 262 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #488 | 268 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #487 | 264 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #437 | 333 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #445 | 328 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #445 | 322 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #398 | 383 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #422 | 344 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #427 | 313 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #391 | 342 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #402 | 317 |
| 1953 | — | #371 | 342 | |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #373 | 331 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #353 | 377 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #352 | 366 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #338 | 393 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #339 | 390 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #357 | 365 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #346 | 350 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #327 | 328 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #329 | 338 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #334 | 332 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #328 | 341 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #319 | 336 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #306 | 334 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #300 | 348 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #303 | 322 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #294 | 333 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | #289 | 344 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #293 | 345 |
| 1934 | #1,133 | 39 | #290 | 346 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | #283 | 346 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #287 | 358 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #298 | 347 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #286 | 393 |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | #285 | 382 |
| 1928 | #1,163 | 43 | #284 | 389 |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 | #292 | 379 |
| 1926 | #1,483 | 30 | #278 | 424 |
| 1925 | #1,160 | 44 | #281 | 421 |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | #265 | 460 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 | #261 | 465 |
| 1922 | #1,124 | 46 | #264 | 458 |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | #270 | 427 |
| 1920 | #1,152 | 43 | #267 | 421 |
| 1919 | #917 | 59 | #252 | 442 |
| 1918 | #910 | 62 | #268 | 396 |
| 1917 | #952 | 53 | #256 | 392 |
| 1916 | #1,013 | 46 | #269 | 354 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | #251 | 360 |
| 1914 | #817 | 51 | #266 | 268 |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | #263 | 210 |
| 1912 | #820 | 37 | #263 | 177 |
| 1911 | #777 | 31 | #275 | 90 |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 | #246 | 95 |
| 1909 | #845 | 23 | #253 | 78 |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | #269 | 63 |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | #244 | 72 |
| 1906 | #731 | 25 | #266 | 54 |
| 1905 | #825 | 20 | #232 | 71 |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | #230 | 67 |
| 1903 | #734 | 21 | #282 | 44 |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | #234 | 60 |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | #229 | 58 |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 | #262 | 61 |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | #234 | 50 |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | #234 | 55 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | #249 | 49 |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | #270 | 45 |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | #262 | 46 |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | #271 | 42 |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | #275 | 40 |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | #257 | 48 |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | #325 | 27 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | #275 | 39 |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | #263 | 40 |
| 1888 | #443 | 31 | #252 | 48 |
| 1887 | #412 | 28 | #299 | 31 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | #283 | 36 |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | #251 | 43 |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | #257 | 44 |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | #253 | 42 |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | #248 | 46 |
| 1881 | #297 | 28 | #286 | 31 |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | #286 | 33 |
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 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#122 · 1 in 721
- Alabama#123 · 1 in 655
- Washington#147 · 1 in 899
- South Carolina#170 · 1 in 1,075
- Colorado#171 · 1 in 1,065
Best ever in a state: #69 in New Mexico, 1950.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #122 | 30 | 1 in 721 |
| Alabama | #123 | 35 | 1 in 655 |
| Washington | #147 | 10 | 1 in 899 |
| South Carolina | #170 | 18 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Colorado | #171 | 7 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Georgia | #180 | 23 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Arkansas | #198 | 14 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Mississippi | #202 | 14 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Florida | #208 | 7 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Oklahoma | #211 | 15 | 1 in 1,310 |
| North Dakota | #216 | 5 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Missouri | #219 | 16 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Nebraska | #227 | 7 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Ohio | #229 | 19 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Texas | #241 | 30 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Louisiana | #248 | 11 | 1 in 1,565 |
| Michigan | #263 | 12 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Iowa | #282 | 7 | 1 in 2,886 |
| West Virginia | #286 | 6 | 1 in 2,337 |
| New Jersey | #304 | 5 | 1 in 5,494 |
| Illinois | #308 | 13 | 1 in 4,201 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 6 | 1 in 5,429 |
| Tennessee | #318 | 7 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Minnesota | #360 | 5 | 1 in 4,074 |
| Pennsylvania | #383 | 11 | 1 in 7,855 |
| New York | #391 | 12 | 1 in 7,482 |
| Kentucky | #398 | 6 | 1 in 3,843 |
| North Carolina | #450 | 6 | 1 in 4,884 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #229 (58 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1991
- 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%)
- 13.6% of all boys named Louie (4,226) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 394 | #248 (1882) | #268 |
| 1890s | 441 | #234 (1898) | #265 |
| 1900s | 628 | #229 (1901) | #250 |
| 1910s | 2,784 | #246 (1910) | #261 |
| 1920s | 4,226 | #261 (1923) | #275 |
| 1930s | 3,482 | #283 (1933) | #292 |
| 1940s | 3,507 | #306 (1940) | #332 |
| 1950s | 3,437 | #352 (1950) | #393 |
| 1960s | 2,495 | #437 (1961) | #501 |
| 1970s | 1,771 | #542 (1973) | #622 |
| 1980s | 1,320 | #717 (1981) | #787 |
| 1990s | 1,134 | #845 (1990) | #1,078 |
| 2000s | 964 | #1,228 (2000) | #1,481 |
| 2010s | 1,907 | #810 (2019) | #1,073 |
| 2020s | 2,502 | #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 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 18,671 of them was named Louie, which outranked 83.7% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #900Lera63
- #900Ludie63
- #900Melissa63
- #910Louie62
- #910Corrie62
- #910Francine62
- #910Leo62
- #915Delpha61
- #915Elenor61
- #915Eveline61
Tied with 4 names at #910; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 2,559 of them was named Louie, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.