How Many People Are Named Louie?
An estimated 16,786 people in the United States have the first name Louie. It is predominantly male (93.0%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Louie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 514 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Louie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Louie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,786
About 1 in 20,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
93.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
2024
514 births
Total Registered
32,818
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Louie
Louie is predominantly male (93.0%), though 2,311 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Louie as a male name
Ranked #574 in 2024
497 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (497 births)
Louie as a female name
Ranked #6,795 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (62 births)
Louie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Louie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,618 babies were registered. While Louie is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Louie by Decade
How has Louie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 620 | 394 | 226 | |
| 1890s | 672 | 441 | 231 | |
| 1900s | 841 | 628 | 213 | |
| 1910s | 3,247 | 2,784 | 463 | |
| 1920s | 4,618 | 4,226 | 392 | |
| 1930s | 3,713 | 3,482 | 231 | |
| 1940s | 3,650 | 3,507 | 143 | |
| 1950s | 3,553 | 3,437 | 116 | |
| 1960s | 2,576 | 2,495 | 81 | |
| 1970s | 1,820 | 1,771 | 49 | |
| 1980s | 1,342 | 1,320 | 22 | |
| 1990s | 1,134 | 1,134 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 964 | 964 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 1,954 | 1,907 | 47 | |
| 2020s | 2,114 | 2,017 | 97 | |
Louie by State
Birth registrations for Louie span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Montana, Maryland, Connecticut. On average, about 580 Louies were registered per state.
Louie + Last Name Combinations
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Louie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Louie?
We estimate approximately 16,786 people named Louie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Louie a common name?
Louie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,818 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Louie most popular?
Louie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 514 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Louie is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Louie a male name?
Louie is predominantly male. 93.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Louie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Louie Smith, Louie Johnson, Louie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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