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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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 1933

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #266 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,295 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,956 boysMINew York: #357 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,956 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: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #281 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,671 boysINOhio: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,156 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #147 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 829 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedUTColorado: #143 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 769 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #249 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,672 boysMOKentucky: #385 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,119 boysKYWest Virginia: #226 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,763 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 713 boysAZNew Mexico: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 575 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #251 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,920 boysARTennessee: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,459 boysTNNorth Carolina: #300 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,990 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,384 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,683 boysOKLouisiana: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,510 boysLAMississippi: #195 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,249 boysMSAlabama: #144 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 914 boysALGeorgia: #166 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,080 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Louie, so not publishedHITexas: #254 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,530 boysTXFlorida: #214 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,373 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Colorado#143 · 1 in 769
  2. New Mexico#144 · 1 in 575
  3. Alabama#144 · 1 in 914
  4. California#147 · 1 in 829
  5. Arizona#165 · 1 in 713

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#143101 in 769
Alabama#144281 in 914
New Mexico#14481 in 575
California#147411 in 829
Arizona#16551 in 713
Georgia#166251 in 1,080
South Carolina#188131 in 1,384
Mississippi#195151 in 1,249
Florida#21481 in 1,373
Oklahoma#226131 in 1,683
West Virginia#22691 in 1,763
Missouri#249101 in 2,672
Arkansas#25191 in 1,920
Texas#254351 in 1,530
Illinois#266151 in 3,295
Indiana#28161 in 3,671
Michigan#29491 in 3,956
North Carolina#300111 in 2,990
Tennessee#31471 in 3,459
Ohio#34071 in 6,156
New York#357121 in 6,956
Kentucky#38561 in 4,119
Louisiana#40251 in 3,510
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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
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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 1933

girls
#1,658
21 births · 1 in 47,997 girls
boys
#283
346 births · 1 in 2,866 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #1,658Louie21

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #283Louie346
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 47,997 of them was named Louie, which outranked 65.9% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #1,606Teresita22
  2. #1,606Tressa22
  3. #1,606Wanna22
  4. #1,658Louie21
  5. #1,658Aleen21
  6. #1,658Audie21
  7. #1,658Bettyann21
  8. #1,723Annemarie20
  9. #1,723Ardelia20
  10. #1,723Audrie20

Tied with 64 names at #1,658; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 2,866 of them was named Louie, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Louie
  1. #280Harley352
  2. #281Sammy349
  3. #281Wilson349
  4. #283Louie346
  5. #283Timothy346
  6. #285Amos345
  7. #286Reginald341
  8. #287Marlin340

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →