Boys' name · peaked in 1901
Louie name popularity since 1925
25,515 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Louie (3.9% girls, 96.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1958 or earlier, so the typical Louie is about 68 years old in 2026. Louie peaked in 1901 as the #230 name for boys, and it ranked #596 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,515
- Named Louie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1901
- #230 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #596
- for boys in 2025 (481 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.1% boys
- 1,001 girls · 24,514 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 6.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Louie made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Louie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Louie peaked earlier, in 1901.
- Steepest fall: Between 1973 and 1978, Louie's share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 7,530 to 1 in 11,700.
- Fastest rise: Between 2018 and 2023, it became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 7,660 baby boys to 1 in 3,720.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Louie's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Louie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Louie in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 180 | 1,995 | – |
| 1930s | 231 | 3,482 | #293 |
| 1940s | 143 | 3,507 | #327 |
| 1950s | 116 | 3,437 | #391 |
| 1960s | 81 | 2,495 | #487 |
| 1970s | 49 | 1,771 | #655 |
| 1980s | 22 | 1,320 | #819 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,134 | #1,183 |
| 2000s | 0 | 964 | #1,482 |
| 2010s | 47 | 1,907 | #963 |
| 2020–25 | 132 | 2,502 | #596 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.1% of babies named Louie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Louie is most popular
The index compares Louie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Louie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 6.00× | 674 |
| California | 2.81× | 6,054 |
| Alabama | 2.60× | 934 |
| Arizona | 1.99× | 525 |
| Colorado | 1.90× | 475 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Louie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Louie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Louie (1901).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data