How Many People Are Named Louis?
people named Louis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,025 people in the US has this name
Based on 409,317 babies named Louis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,296 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of LUDWIG. This was the name of 18 kings of France, starting with Louis I the son of Charlemagne. Others include Louis IX (Saint Louis) who led two crusades and Louis XIV (called the Sun King) who was the ruler of France during the height of its power, the builder of the Palace of Versailles, and the longest reigning monarch in the history of Europe. It was also borne by kings of Germany (as Ludwig), Hungary (as Lajos), and other places.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Louis in English. Counting Louis and these spellings together, about 247,928 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Louis, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Louis alive today is about 52 years old, and 47% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 34 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Louis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 7,296 babies. In 2025, 1,397 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Louis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #18, in 1882, and it was in the top 100 for 80 years, 1880 to 1959. In 2025 it ranked #249.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #249 |
| Best rank | #18 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | 80 (1880 to 1959) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #29 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Louis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Louis were born in New York than in any other state: about 25,634 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Louis was given 2.2 times as often in Louisiana, 2 times in New Jersey and 2 times in Rhode Island.
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