Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Louis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Louis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

7,247

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

79.3%

2024

1,503

All-time

405,059

Louis has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 7,247 boys were named Louis.

In 2024, only 1,503 boys were given the name.

Down 79.3% from its peak.

All told, about 405,059 Americans have been named Louis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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