Names / Boy names
Louis
Current rank
#249
holding steady
All-time peak
#18
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
409,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #18 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Famous warrior. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1880. It crested in 1882 at #18. Today it sits at #249 and is holding steady. Across all years, more than 409,300 children have been named this.