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Louis: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,391 in 2025. Its best rank was #18 in 1882.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #18 in 1882; #249 in 2025. About 99.5% of babies named Louis in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#249 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1882, at #18.
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Louis: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,391 boys in 2025. Peak: #18 in 1882 · most boys in one year: 7,247 (1921).
In 2025, 1,391 US boys were named Louis, making it the 249th most common boys’ name of the year, down 13 places from #236 in 2024. That is 119 fewer than the 1,510 boys named Louis in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #18, reached in 1882. The most boys given the name in a single year was 7,247, in 1921. For comparison, it was #296 in 2015 and #66 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Louis in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 833 babies with the name. In all, 409,317 US babies have been given the name, 0.7% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 68,296 babies named Louis.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 13,984 US boys were named Louis; the busiest of those years was 2024, with 1,510. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,228 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Louis ranked highest in Vermont in 2025, at #94 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 2 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Luis (294,500 babies since 1880), Lewis (156,636 babies since 1880), Louie (33,338 babies since 1880) and Love (5,785 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Loise, Luise and Lus are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Lewis, Lou, Louie and Louise.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Loise (855), Luise (586), Lus (475), Loys (332), Ludovic (49), Ludovico (47), Ludwik (23), Louese (18), Ludvig (16), Louiese (16), Louies (11), Ludvik (11).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 7 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | #94 | — |
| Minnesota | 63 | #100 | #99 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | #115 | #231 |
| South Dakota | 11 | #121 | — |
| Missouri | 52 | #140 | #195 |
| Michigan | 68 | #151 | #232 |
| Wisconsin | 41 | #158 | #229 |
| Louisiana | 29 | #180 | #224 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | #181 | #252 |
| Kansas | 22 | #185 | #452 |
| Montana | 7 | #189 | — |
| New York | 105 | #191 | #187 |
| Ohio | 64 | #202 | #235 |
| Utah | 27 | #205 | #354 |
| Pennsylvania | 61 | #207 | #247 |
| North Dakota | 6 | #214 | #172 |
| West Virginia | 9 | #219 | — |
| Nebraska | 12 | #221 | #281 |
| New Jersey | 43 | #222 | #212 |
| Maine | 6 | #224 | #265 |
| Indiana | 37 | #226 | #350 |
| Illinois | 51 | #233 | #262 |
| Washington | 33 | #237 | #374 |
| Idaho | 11 | #243 | #419 |
| Iowa | 16 | #253 | #307 |
| Oregon | 17 | #254 | #390 |
| Maryland | 22 | #255 | #241 |
| Colorado | 26 | #257 | #373 |
| California | 145 | #258 | #300 |
| Connecticut | 13 | #258 | #225 |
| Virginia | 32 | #272 | #405 |
| Tennessee | 27 | #330 | #574 |
| New Mexico | 6 | #343 | #444 |
| Arkansas | 10 | #343 | #605 |
| Mississippi | 9 | #358 | #408 |
| North Carolina | 29 | #391 | #357 |
| Kentucky | 13 | #395 | #346 |
| Texas | 83 | #419 | #460 |
| Florida | 45 | #431 | #324 |
| Alabama | 12 | #437 | #509 |
| Georgia | 25 | #450 | #488 |
| South Carolina | 11 | #458 | #388 |
| Arizona | 14 | #514 | #431 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | #599 | #771 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #14,230 | 1,391 | #249 |
| 2024 | — | — | 1,510 | #236 |
| 2023 | 5 | #16,637 | 1,478 | #238 |
| 2022 | 5 | #16,741 | 1,442 | #245 |
| 2021 | — | — | 1,422 | #251 |
| 2020 | 6 | #14,428 | 1,334 | #260 |
| 2019 | 5 | #17,033 | 1,475 | #249 |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,388 | #260 |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,302 | #277 |
| 2016 | — | — | 1,242 | #290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #18,066 | 1,210 | #296 |
| 2014 | — | — | 1,229 | #289 |
| 2013 | — | — | 1,070 | #315 |
| 2012 | — | — | 1,057 | #312 |
| 2011 | — | — | 921 | #332 |
| 2010 | — | — | 921 | #342 |
| 2009 | — | — | 885 | #353 |
| 2008 | — | — | 909 | #350 |
| 2007 | — | — | 937 | #345 |
| 2006 | — | — | 1,001 | #320 |
| 2005 | — | — | 1,002 | #324 |
| 2004 | — | — | 1,051 | #302 |
| 2003 | — | — | 1,103 | #283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #17,043 | 1,143 | #272 |
| 2001 | — | — | 1,096 | #279 |
| 2000 | 5 | #16,518 | 1,135 | #279 |
| 1999 | — | — | 1,143 | #262 |
| 1998 | — | — | 1,181 | #252 |
| 1997 | — | — | 1,311 | #235 |
| 1996 | 7 | #11,294 | 1,283 | #235 |
| 1995 | 9 | #9,217 | 1,361 | #218 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,520 | 1,411 | #206 |
| 1993 | 7 | #11,275 | 1,582 | #194 |
| 1992 | 5 | #14,576 | 1,619 | #192 |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,458 | 1,725 | #187 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,999 | 1,820 | #168 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,184 | 1,834 | #163 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,207 | 1,707 | #165 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,741 | 1,683 | #161 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,602 | 1,686 | #160 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,216 | 1,685 | #164 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,634 | 1,711 | #158 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,588 | 1,762 | #156 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,456 | 1,694 | #162 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,580 | 1,805 | #151 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,934 | 1,787 | #151 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,277 | 1,839 | #148 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,709 | 1,753 | #149 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,158 | 1,865 | #143 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,148 | 1,781 | #142 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,742 | 1,812 | #138 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,798 | 1,932 | #134 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,726 | 1,905 | #135 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,127 | 2,102 | #130 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,592 | 2,514 | #126 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,074 | 2,642 | #124 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,740 | 2,623 | #121 |
| 1968 | 28 | #2,335 | 2,709 | #109 |
| 1967 | 21 | #2,743 | 2,895 | #107 |
| 1966 | 24 | #2,494 | 2,992 | #104 |
| 1965 | 18 | #2,998 | 3,270 | #101 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,450 | 3,585 | #102 |
| 1963 | 15 | #3,415 | 3,620 | #104 |
| 1962 | 21 | #2,707 | 3,595 | #107 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,906 | 3,965 | #105 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,411 | 4,128 | #106 |
| 1959 | 29 | #2,132 | 4,311 | #100 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,422 | 4,445 | #94 |
| 1957 | 28 | #2,094 | 4,695 | #86 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,135 | 4,910 | #82 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,599 | 4,779 | #82 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,657 | 4,848 | #81 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,769 | 4,985 | #78 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,173 | 4,924 | #79 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,865 | 5,089 | #76 |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,859 | 4,947 | #66 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,754 | 5,235 | #64 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,758 | 5,386 | #64 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,924 | 5,778 | #64 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,665 | 4,918 | #63 |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,500 | 4,480 | #55 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,894 | 4,678 | #54 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,571 | 5,033 | #53 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,838 | 5,151 | #51 |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,434 | 4,447 | #50 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,332 | 4,324 | #50 |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,451 | 4,224 | #49 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,682 | 4,390 | #47 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,434 | 4,356 | #46 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,195 | 4,418 | #44 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,292 | 4,622 | #42 |
| 1934 | 44 | #1,060 | 4,682 | #40 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,279 | 4,695 | #40 |
| 1932 | 56 | #950 | 5,134 | #39 |
| 1931 | 58 | #915 | 5,423 | #37 |
| 1930 | 52 | #1,025 | 5,810 | #34 |
| 1929 | 52 | #1,006 | 5,995 | #32 |
| 1928 | 63 | #944 | 6,299 | #32 |
| 1927 | 68 | #909 | 6,663 | #29 |
| 1926 | 71 | #885 | 6,513 | #30 |
| 1925 | 68 | #902 | 6,798 | #29 |
| 1924 | 57 | #1,022 | 7,043 | #28 |
| 1923 | 53 | #1,044 | 7,074 | #27 |
| 1922 | 63 | #935 | 7,095 | #27 |
| 1921 | 49 | #1,086 | 7,247 | #29 |
| 1920 | 59 | #953 | 6,966 | #28 |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,128 | 6,661 | #28 |
| 1918 | 52 | #1,003 | 7,082 | #24 |
| 1917 | 55 | #941 | 6,771 | #23 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,322 | 6,817 | #22 |
| 1915 | 50 | #942 | 6,518 | #23 |
| 1914 | 43 | #894 | 5,495 | #20 |
| 1913 | 31 | #974 | 4,258 | #20 |
| 1912 | 22 | #1,132 | 3,591 | #20 |
| 1911 | 17 | #1,092 | 1,838 | #21 |
| 1910 | 28 | #824 | 1,569 | #24 |
| 1909 | 19 | #953 | 1,231 | #24 |
| 1908 | 15 | #1,069 | 1,317 | #22 |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,183 | 1,111 | #25 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,276 | 1,101 | #22 |
| 1905 | 14 | #1,045 | 981 | #25 |
| 1904 | 11 | #1,146 | 936 | #26 |
| 1903 | 17 | #850 | 889 | #25 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,715 | 912 | #25 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,287 | 797 | #25 |
| 1900 | 14 | #1,035 | 1,097 | #26 |
| 1899 | 9 | #1,151 | 770 | #26 |
| 1898 | 12 | #1,030 | 861 | #27 |
| 1897 | 9 | #1,131 | 831 | #23 |
| 1896 | 9 | #1,174 | 871 | #22 |
| 1895 | 8 | #1,255 | 913 | #21 |
| 1894 | 8 | #1,197 | 869 | #21 |
| 1893 | 12 | #885 | 816 | #22 |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,135 | 865 | #22 |
| 1891 | 16 | #684 | 786 | #19 |
| 1890 | 11 | #858 | 860 | #19 |
| 1889 | 9 | #934 | 837 | #19 |
| 1888 | 7 | #1,093 | 884 | #19 |
| 1887 | 7 | #996 | 791 | #19 |
| 1886 | 9 | #806 | 846 | #19 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,135 | 809 | #19 |
| 1884 | 6 | #985 | 886 | #19 |
| 1883 | 9 | #674 | 796 | #19 |
| 1882 | 6 | #863 | 852 | #18 |
| 1881 | — | — | 746 | #19 |
| 1880 | 5 | #893 | 828 | #19 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).