Louen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-en
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Louen is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
Where does Louen come from?
Celtic: possibly from Breton laouen or Cornish lowen 'happy'
Is Louen a girl's or a boy's name?
Louen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Louen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Louen, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Louen of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Louen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Louen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Louen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Rowan Arthur Robin Lochlan Rory Ezra Roman Levi Rian Hudson Rupert
Other spellings of Louen
Names related to Louen
More Celtic names
Imogen Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah Cedric
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Louen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/louen, updated 20 October 2026.