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Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Louis

LOO-ee · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Famous warrior
Language
Old German
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#236
2024 births1,503
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births405,059
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LouLouie
Alternate spellings
LewisLuis
In other languages
Louis (French)Lewis (English)Luis (Spanish)Luigi (Italian)Ludwig (German)Ludwik (Polish)

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Notable people named Louis

King Louis XIV
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