Louis

Meaning and origin of Louis

Popularity of Louis in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1902.
• Over recent years, Louis has been stable (−1.8% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.1 Louis on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Louis in English-speaking countries

Louis ranks 42^nd in New Zealand, 48^th in England and Wales and 85^th in Scotland, against 5^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  42^nd boys’ name235 babies in 3 years1 boy in 210+1.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  48^th boys’ name3,358 babies in 3 years1 boy in 246+1.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  85^th boys’ name189 babies in 3 years1 boy in 317−1.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  96^th boys’ name183 babies in 3 years1 boy in 392−5.7% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  110^th boys’ name64 babies in 3 years1 boy in 398−1.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  144^th boys’ name85 babies in 3 years1 boy in 524+2.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  142^nd boys’ name274 babies in 3 years1 boy in 620+4.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  240^th boys’ name4,379 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,174+1.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Louis and Louïs are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Louïs20
• Louys (in French)10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Louis

• Liam
• Charlie
• Lyam
• Hugo
• Alix
• Milo
• Robin
• Lenny
• Charly
• Enzo
• Louison
• Armand

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin
• 5^thTop 100 French boy names