Louis

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #249in 2025
  • 1 in 1,227boys in 2025
  • +29%last ten years
  • 4.7×in District of Columbia

Most popular in 1908, and up 29% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

04,2678,53318801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Louis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18807,494
18817,406
18827,494
18837,608
18847,742
18857,505
18867,637
18877,800
18887,315
18897,569
18907,746
18917,767
18927,088
18937,265
18947,506
18957,777
18967,285
18977,370
18987,018
18997,250
19007,290
19017,486
19027,435
19037,456
19047,306
19057,415
19068,269
19077,567
19088,533
19097,506
19108,079
19118,134
19128,352
19138,307
19148,392
19157,681
19167,659
19177,316
19186,988
19196,796
19206,545
19216,580
19226,520
19236,454
19246,218
19256,092
19265,865
19275,913
19285,687
19295,574
19305,294
19315,216
19324,917
19334,735
19344,534
19354,438
19364,260
19374,084
19383,958
19393,816
19403,730
19413,620
19423,729
19433,526
19443,432
19453,329
19463,028
19473,158
19483,070
19492,951
19502,763
19512,703
19522,533
19532,528
19542,378
19552,320
19562,321
19572,176
19582,094
19592,020
19601,936
19611,867
19621,738
19631,782
19641,799
19651,758
19661,678
19671,660
19681,559
19691,467
19701,422
19711,422
19721,296
19731,222
19741,229
19751,161
19761,135
19771,135
19781,068
19791,068
19801,002
19811,008
1982934
1983983
1984948
1985912
1986916
1987901
1988892
1989917
1990886
1991854
1992811
1993807
1994730
1995715
1996677
1997695
1998618
1999595
2000578
2001564
2002589
2003558
2004529
2005502
2006487
2007451
2008446
2009446
2010480
2011485
2012557
2013566
2014640
2015631
2016654
2017703
2018764
2019822
2020773
2021813
2022826
2023864
2024876
2025814

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. District of Columbia 4.7×
  2. Minnesota 3.3×
  3. Missouri 2.4×
  4. Michigan 2.2×
  5. Wisconsin 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
1,391
Rank in 2025
#249
How rare
1 in 1,227 boys
Since 1880
406,470

Most popular in 1908, at 8,533 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 29% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
District of Columbia4.7×33
Minnesota3.3×204
Missouri2.4×168
Michigan2.2×223
Wisconsin2.1×124

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.