Louie
Pet form and variant spelling of Louis, which descends from the Frankish Chlodovech through hlud, fame, and wig, battle.
Louie in 2025
Louie was given to 516 babies in the United States in 2025 — 481 boys and 35 girls, making it the 1,145th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,425 babies born.
The history of Louie
Louie reached its highest point in 2024, when 517 babies were given the name, ranking 1,150th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 387th, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 33,338 babies have been named Louie. Half of them were born before 1948, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Louie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Louie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 620 | 387 |
| 1890s | 672 | 483 |
| 1900s | 841 | 541 |
| 1910s | 3,247 | 521 |
| 1920s | 4,618 | 537 |
| 1930s | 3,713 | 591 |
| 1940s | 3,650 | 642 |
| 1950s | 3,553 | 747 |
| 1960s | 2,576 | 938 |
| 1970s | 1,820 | 1,208 |
| 1980s | 1,342 | 1,639 |
| 1990s | 1,134 | 1,987 |
| 2000s | 964 | 2,832 |
| 2010s | 1,954 | 1,676 |
| 2020s | 2,634 | 1,145 |
Where Louie is heading
Louie has risen 135% over the past decade, from 220 babies in 2015 to 516 in 2025.
Names like Louie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Louie.