Boy name#629 of boy names
Louie
Pronounced L UW0 IY1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
How popular is Louie?
Louie is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 32,818 children — the 629th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 497 children were given it.
Nicknames
Louie is itself a short form of Louis.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW0 IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Louie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Louie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Louie?
- Louie ranks 629th among boys' names in US records, with 32,818 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,201.
- Is Louie a unisex name?
- No. Louie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Louie most popular?
- 2024, when 497 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.