Louis Name Popularity

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How popular is Louis?

Ranking 263rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Louis is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #18 in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 7,247 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Louis in any given year was 746 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Louis occurred roughly during the years 1905-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 2011-2014, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1990-1994.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Louis be?

Louis's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Louis has risen.

The name Louis is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Louis (Girl)		Louis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,368	263
2017		< 5	--	1,299	277
2016		< 5	--	1,242	289
2015		5	18,025	1,207	297
2014		< 5	--	1,225	289
2013		< 5	--	1,067	315
2012		< 5	--	1,056	312
2011		< 5	--	920	332
2010		< 5	--	920	342
2009		< 5	--	884	353
2008		< 5	--	908	350
2007		< 5	--	937	345
2006		< 5	--	1,001	320
2005		< 5	--	1,001	324
2004		< 5	--	1,050	302
2003		< 5	--	1,103	283
2002		5	17,039	1,142	272
2001		< 5	--	1,096	279
2000		5	16,516	1,134	279
1999		< 5	--	1,142	262
1998		< 5	--	1,181	252
1997		< 5	--	1,309	236
1996		7	11,292	1,283	235
1995		9	9,215	1,360	218
1994		10	8,520	1,411	206
1993		7	11,272	1,581	194
1992		5	14,575	1,617	192
1991		5	14,456	1,726	186
1990		15	6,000	1,822	168
1989		17	5,182	1,836	163
1988		16	5,205	1,704	166
1987		9	7,737	1,682	161
1986		24	3,602	1,685	159
1985		19	4,214	1,683	164
1984		16	4,634	1,710	158
1983		16	4,588	1,764	155
1982		17	4,454	1,696	162
1981		23	3,580	1,806	151
1980		20	3,934	1,788	151
1979		13	5,271	1,838	148
1978		20	3,709	1,754	150
1977		17	4,155	1,867	143
1976		23	3,148	1,783	142
1975		13	4,739	1,812	138
1974		17	3,797	1,934	134
1973		12	4,724	1,906	135
1972		21	3,128	2,103	130
1971		18	3,588	2,518	126
1970		22	3,072	2,645	124
1969		24	2,740	2,625	121
1968		28	2,330	2,710	109
1967		21	2,742	2,897	107
1966		24	2,493	2,993	104
1965		18	2,999	3,273	101
1964		15	3,450	3,583	102
1963		15	3,417	3,621	104
1962		21	2,707	3,594	107
1961		19	2,908	3,960	105
1960		25	2,406	4,128	105
1959		29	2,131	4,307	100
1958		22	2,483	4,444	94
1957		28	2,093	4,690	86
1956		27	2,133	4,905	82
1955		19	2,598	4,781	82
1954		18	2,658	4,842	81
1953		32	1,772	4,986	78
1952		23	2,172	4,922	79
1951		28	1,866	5,088	76
1950		27	1,859	4,949	66
1949		30	1,754	5,233	65
1948		29	1,758	5,387	64
1947		26	1,923	5,778	64
1946		29	1,665	4,917	63
1945		30	1,499	4,480	55
1944		21	1,894	4,677	54
1943		29	1,571	5,032	53
1942		22	1,838	5,151	51
1941		30	1,434	4,441	50
1940		32	1,333	4,324	50
1939		27	1,451	4,224	49
1938		22	1,682	4,389	47
1937		27	1,434	4,357	46
1936		36	1,195	4,418	44
1935		32	1,293	4,617	42
1934		44	1,060	4,680	40
1933		32	1,279	4,693	40
1932		56	951	5,134	39
1931		58	915	5,424	36
1930		52	1,026	5,809	34
1929		52	1,006	5,994	32
1928		63	944	6,296	32
1927		68	909	6,665	29
1926		71	885	6,512	30
1925		68	902	6,799	29
1924		57	1,022	7,041	28
1923		53	1,044	7,073	27
1922		63	935	7,097	27
1921		49	1,086	7,247	29
1920		59	954	6,967	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	1,098	26
1899		9	1,151	770	26
1898		12	1,030	862	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		< 5	--	746	19
1880		5	893	828	19

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.