Is Louis a boy or girl name?
Louis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,503 boys were named Louis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 407,900 US babies named Louis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #236
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Louis since 1880
- 407,900
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7,296 babies
Boys and girls named Louis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,275 | 63 | 0.8% |
| 1890s | 8,442 | 102 | 1.2% |
| 1900s | 10,372 | 126 | 1.2% |
| 1910s | 50,600 | 372 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 67,693 | 603 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 47,754 | 386 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 49,429 | 278 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 47,931 | 254 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 33,378 | 210 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 20,147 | 176 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 17,355 | 177 | 1% |
| 1990s | 14,435 | 58 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 10,261 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 11,813 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 7,174 | 16 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,503 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,477 | #238 | 5 | #16,626 |
| 2022 | 1,442 | #245 | 5 | #16,727 |
| 2021 | 1,418 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,334 | #260 | 6 | #14,418 |
| 2019 | 1,475 | #249 | 5 | #17,021 |
| 2018 | 1,387 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,302 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,242 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,210 | #296 | 5 | #18,063 |
| 2014 | 1,229 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,070 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,056 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 921 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 921 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 885 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 909 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 937 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,001 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,002 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,050 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,103 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,143 | #272 | 5 | #17,042 |
| 2001 | 1,096 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,135 | #279 | 5 | #16,518 |
| 1999 | 1,143 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,181 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,311 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,283 | #235 | 7 | #11,294 |
| 1995 | 1,360 | #218 | 9 | #9,217 |
| 1994 | 1,411 | #206 | 10 | #8,522 |
| 1993 | 1,582 | #194 | 7 | #11,275 |
| 1992 | 1,619 | #192 | 5 | #14,575 |
| 1991 | 1,725 | #187 | 5 | #14,458 |
| 1990 | 1,820 | #168 | 15 | #6,000 |
| 1989 | 1,834 | #163 | 17 | #5,184 |
| 1988 | 1,707 | #166 | 16 | #5,208 |
| 1987 | 1,683 | #161 | 9 | #7,741 |
| 1986 | 1,686 | #160 | 24 | #3,602 |
| 1985 | 1,685 | #164 | 19 | #4,216 |
| 1984 | 1,711 | #158 | 16 | #4,634 |
| 1983 | 1,763 | #155 | 16 | #4,588 |
| 1982 | 1,694 | #162 | 17 | #4,456 |
| 1981 | 1,805 | #151 | 23 | #3,580 |
| 1980 | 1,787 | #151 | 20 | #3,934 |
| 1979 | 1,839 | #148 | 13 | #5,277 |
| 1978 | 1,753 | #150 | 20 | #3,709 |
| 1977 | 1,865 | #143 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1976 | 1,782 | #142 | 23 | #3,149 |
| 1975 | 1,812 | #138 | 13 | #4,741 |
| 1974 | 1,933 | #134 | 17 | #3,797 |
| 1973 | 1,906 | #135 | 12 | #4,725 |
| 1972 | 2,102 | #130 | 21 | #3,129 |
| 1971 | 2,513 | #126 | 18 | #3,592 |
| 1970 | 2,642 | #124 | 22 | #3,074 |
| 1969 | 2,623 | #121 | 24 | #2,740 |
| 1968 | 2,709 | #109 | 28 | #2,335 |
| 1967 | 2,895 | #107 | 21 | #2,743 |
| 1966 | 2,992 | #104 | 24 | #2,494 |
| 1965 | 3,269 | #101 | 18 | #2,998 |
| 1964 | 3,587 | #102 | 15 | #3,450 |
| 1963 | 3,620 | #104 | 15 | #3,415 |
| 1962 | 3,595 | #107 | 21 | #2,707 |
| 1961 | 3,963 | #105 | 19 | #2,907 |
| 1960 | 4,125 | #106 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1959 | 4,313 | #100 | 29 | #2,132 |
| 1958 | 4,443 | #94 | 23 | #2,421 |
| 1957 | 4,695 | #86 | 28 | #2,094 |
| 1956 | 4,911 | #82 | 27 | #2,135 |
| 1955 | 4,777 | #82 | 19 | #2,600 |
| 1954 | 4,848 | #81 | 18 | #2,657 |
| 1953 | 4,986 | #77 | 32 | #1,769 |
| 1952 | 4,922 | #79 | 23 | #2,173 |
| 1951 | 5,089 | #76 | 28 | #1,865 |
| 1950 | 4,947 | #66 | 27 | #1,859 |
| 1949 | 5,235 | #65 | 30 | #1,754 |
| 1948 | 5,386 | #64 | 29 | #1,758 |
| 1947 | 5,778 | #64 | 26 | #1,924 |
| 1946 | 4,918 | #63 | 29 | #1,665 |
| 1945 | 4,480 | #55 | 30 | #1,500 |
| 1944 | 4,678 | #54 | 21 | #1,895 |
| 1943 | 5,033 | #53 | 29 | #1,571 |
| 1942 | 5,151 | #51 | 22 | #1,838 |
| 1941 | 4,446 | #50 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1940 | 4,324 | #50 | 32 | #1,332 |
| 1939 | 4,224 | #49 | 27 | #1,451 |
| 1938 | 4,390 | #47 | 22 | #1,682 |
| 1937 | 4,355 | #46 | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1936 | 4,419 | #44 | 36 | #1,195 |
| 1935 | 4,622 | #42 | 32 | #1,292 |
| 1934 | 4,682 | #40 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1933 | 4,695 | #40 | 32 | #1,279 |
| 1932 | 5,133 | #39 | 56 | #950 |
| 1931 | 5,424 | #37 | 58 | #915 |
| 1930 | 5,810 | #34 | 52 | #1,025 |
| 1929 | 5,995 | #32 | 52 | #1,006 |
| 1928 | 6,297 | #32 | 63 | #944 |
| 1927 | 6,665 | #29 | 68 | #909 |
| 1926 | 6,513 | #30 | 71 | #885 |
| 1925 | 6,798 | #29 | 68 | #902 |
| 1924 | 7,042 | #28 | 57 | #1,022 |
| 1923 | 7,075 | #27 | 53 | #1,044 |
| 1922 | 7,095 | #27 | 63 | #935 |
| 1921 | 7,247 | #29 | 49 | #1,086 |
| 1920 | 6,966 | #28 | 59 | #953 |
| 1919 | 6,661 | #28 | 43 | #1,128 |
| 1918 | 7,082 | #24 | 52 | #1,003 |
| 1917 | 6,771 | #23 | 55 | #941 |
| 1916 | 6,817 | #22 | 31 | #1,322 |
| 1915 | 6,518 | #23 | 50 | #942 |
| 1914 | 5,495 | #20 | 43 | #894 |
| 1913 | 4,258 | #20 | 31 | #974 |
| 1912 | 3,591 | #20 | 22 | #1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,838 | #21 | 17 | #1,092 |
| 1910 | 1,569 | #24 | 28 | #824 |
| 1909 | 1,231 | #24 | 19 | #953 |
| 1908 | 1,317 | #22 | 15 | #1,069 |
| 1907 | 1,111 | #25 | 12 | #1,183 |
| 1906 | 1,101 | #22 | 10 | #1,276 |
| 1905 | 981 | #25 | 14 | #1,045 |
| 1904 | 936 | #26 | 11 | #1,146 |
| 1903 | 889 | #25 | 17 | #850 |
| 1902 | 912 | #25 | 6 | #1,715 |
| 1901 | 797 | #25 | 8 | #1,287 |
| 1900 | 1,097 | #26 | 14 | #1,035 |
| 1899 | 770 | #26 | 9 | #1,151 |
| 1898 | 861 | #27 | 12 | #1,030 |
| 1897 | 831 | #23 | 9 | #1,131 |
| 1896 | 871 | #22 | 9 | #1,174 |
| 1895 | 913 | #21 | 8 | #1,255 |
| 1894 | 869 | #21 | 8 | #1,197 |
| 1893 | 816 | #22 | 12 | #885 |
| 1892 | 865 | #22 | 8 | #1,135 |
| 1891 | 786 | #19 | 16 | #684 |
| 1890 | 860 | #19 | 11 | #858 |
| 1889 | 837 | #19 | 9 | #934 |
| 1888 | 884 | #19 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1887 | 791 | #19 | 7 | #996 |
| 1886 | 846 | #19 | 9 | #806 |
| 1885 | 809 | #19 | 5 | #1,135 |
| 1884 | 886 | #19 | 6 | #985 |
| 1883 | 796 | #19 | 9 | #674 |
| 1882 | 852 | #18 | 6 | #863 |
| 1881 | 746 | #19 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 828 | #19 | 5 | #893 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Louis reached #18 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #674 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Louis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.