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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 1,976 babies (rank #38 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,092 boys (rank #47). 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.

35,898

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,976

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
1996	1,100	#61
1997	1,325	#54
1998	1,433	#50
1999	1,397	#49
2000	1,516	#46
2001	1,864	#39
2002	1,721	#41
2003	1,699	#41
2004	1,976	#38
2005	1,611	#43
2006	1,350	#54
2007	1,338	#60
2008	1,205	#59
2009	1,067	#66
2010	957	#69
2011	961	#69
2012	815	#81
2013	827	#77
2014	999	#68
2015	854	#78
2016	911	#71
2017	819	#82
2018	941	#69
2019	1,274	#53
2020	1,186	#52
2021	1,240	#50
2022	1,184	#48
2023	1,236	#45
2024	1,092	#47