Louis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Louis is the French form of the Old Frankish given name Chlodwig and one of two English forms, the other being Lewis.

From Wikipedia

Louis first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 639 babies (rank #31 that year). In 2024 it was given to 639 boys (rank #31). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Louis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Louis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,384

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

639

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Louis

Louis Pasteurlithographer · b. 1822
Louis XIV of Franceart collector · b. 1638
Louis Armstrongorchestra leader · b. 1901
Louis XVI of Franceart collector · b. 1754
Louis XV of Franceart collector · b. 1710

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	241	#154
1992	230	#153
1993	265	#132
1994	218	#138
1995	224	#156
1996	224	#149
1997	229	#138
1998	209	#149
1999	203	#157
2000	192	#159
2001	167	#178
2002	156	#177
2003	193	#160
2004	187	#162
2005	190	#165
2006	244	#132
2007	226	#154
2008	273	#138
2009	245	#149
2010	290	#133
2011	301	#130
2012	346	#115
2013	390	#105
2014	423	#93
2015	426	#87
2016	454	#78
2017	466	#73
2018	511	#61
2019	574	#46
2020	563	#47
2021	630	#39
2022	607	#35
2023	629	#31
2024	639	#31