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Louis

Gender
Boy
Say it
LOO-ee
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#50 for boys
US rank, 2025
#249 for boys
Style
Vintage revival, classic

Louis is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 50th for boys in the UK (1,112 babies) and 249th for boys in the US (1,391 babies).

What does Louis mean?

Germanic: Frankish Chlodowig, via French

“famous warrior”

Name of many French kings, including Louis XIV; it descends from Clovis, the Frankish Chlodowig.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Louis a girl's or a boy's name?

Louis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,112 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 1,391 boys in the US.

How popular is Louis in the UK?

Rank in 2025
50th among boys
Babies in 2025
1,112 about 1 in 270 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 3% in five years
Same name in a class
5.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,112 boys in the UK were named Louis, making it the 50th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 52nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 2,108 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Louis than any year since 2018.

Half of all the boys named Louis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 2,720 boys in the UK were given Louis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #50 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 49th in England and Wales, 83rd in Scotland and 126th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#78), 1914 (#79), 1994 (#66), 2004 (#38), 2014 (#68) and 2024 (#47).

1996Busiest: 2,108 in 20042025
Louis in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,112#50
20241,167#47
20231,332#46
20221,268#51
20211,338#51
20201,292#52
20191,389#51
20181,029#69
2017895#88
2016993#78
2015914#85
20141,069#71
2013884#81
2012879#85
20111,028#72
20101,028#75
20091,140#68
20081,289#63
20071,445#62
20061,433#59
20051,717#43
20042,108#40
20031,790#43
20021,812#42
20011,965#41
20001,599#47
19991,465#55
19981,497#55
19971,394#58
19961,129#70

How popular is Louis in the US?

Rank in 2025
249th among boys
Babies in 2025
1,391 about 1 in 1,200 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 4% in five years
Same name in a class
1.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,391 boys in the US were named Louis, making it the 249th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 260th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 7,247 boys. 6 girls were also named Louis in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Louis than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Louis in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,900 boys in the US were given Louis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #210, up from #249 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 7,247 in 19212025
Louis in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,391#249
20241,510#236
20231,478#238
20221,442#245
20211,422#251
20201,334#260
20191,475#248
20181,388#260
20171,302#277
20161,242#290
20151,210#296
20141,229#289
20131,070#315
20121,057#312
2011921#332
2010921#342
2009885#353
2008909#350
2007937#345
20061,001#320
20051,002#323
20041,051#302
20031,103#283
20021,143#272
20011,096#279
20001,135#279
19991,143#262
19981,181#252
19971,311#235
19961,283#235
19951,361#218
19941,411#206
19931,582#194
19921,619#192
19911,725#186
19901,820#168
19891,834#163
19881,707#165
19871,683#161
19861,686#159
19851,685#164
19841,711#158
19831,762#156
19821,694#162
19811,805#151
19801,787#151
19791,839#148
19781,753#149
19771,865#143
19761,781#142
19751,812#138
19741,932#134
19731,905#135
19722,102#130
19712,514#126
19702,642#124
19692,623#121
19682,709#109
19672,895#107
19662,992#104
19653,270#101
19643,585#102
19633,620#104
19623,595#107
19613,965#105
19604,128#106
19594,311#100
19584,445#94
19574,695#86
19564,910#82
19554,779#82
19544,848#81
19534,985#77
19524,924#79
19515,089#76
19504,947#66
19495,235#64
19485,386#64
19475,778#64
19464,918#63
19454,480#55
19444,678#54
19435,033#53
19425,151#51
19414,447#50
19404,324#50
19394,224#49
19384,390#47
19374,356#46
19364,418#44
19354,622#42
19344,682#40
19334,695#40
19325,134#39
19315,423#37
19305,810#34
19295,995#32
19286,299#32
19276,663#29
19266,513#30
19256,798#29
19247,043#28
19237,074#27
19227,095#27
19217,247#29
19206,966#28
19196,661#28
19187,082#24
19176,771#23
19166,817#22
19156,518#23
19145,495#20
19134,258#20
19123,591#20
19111,838#21
19101,569#24
19091,231#24
19081,317#22
19071,111#25
19061,101#22
1905981#25
1904936#26
1903889#25
1902912#25
1901797#25
19001,097#26
1899770#26
1898861#27
1897831#23
1896871#22
1895913#21
1894869#21
1893816#22
1892865#22
1891786#19
1890860#19
1889837#19
1888884#19
1887791#19
1886846#19
1885809#19
1884886#19
1883796#19
1882852#18
1881746#19
1880828#19

Nicknames for Louis

Names like Louis

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lewis, William, Harry, Thomas, Otis, Joseph, Charlie, James, Archie, Ellis, Frederick, Charles

Other spellings of Louis

Louie, Loui, Lewie, Lui, Lewi, Lewy

Names related to Louis

Luis

More Germanic names

Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Myles, Lottie, Avery, Reggie

Every Germanic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Louis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/louis, updated 20 October 2026.