Louis
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Louis is a French and German name meaning “famous warrior.” Dating to the sixth century, Louis was the name of many French kings; Louis has slipped in use while the Spanish Luis climbs, though some see a comeback ahead. Famous bearers include Louis Armstrong, Louis B. Mayer, and Louis Pasteur, whose discoveries saved countless lives.
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Usage of Louis in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Louis against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Louis is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Louis in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,391 boys were named Louis, making it the #249 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 406,470 boys have been named Louis, with the most (7,247) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and South Dakota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Louis in other languages
- Ludvig Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Ludovic French, Romanian
- Ludwig Dutch, German
- Luis Dutch, Spanish
- Clodoveo Italian
- Clovis French
- Lajos Hungarian
- Lewis English
- Lewys Welsh
- Ljudevit Croatian
- Lluís Catalan
- Louie English
- Loïc French
- Ludovico Italian
- Ludvik Slovenian
- Ludwik Polish
- Luigi Italian
- Ľudovít Slovak
Louis name days
- August 25 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Louis
There are 140 towns and villages with Louis in their name, in 18 countries.
🇭🇹 Haiti 38🇺🇸 United States 29🇫🇷 France 26🇨🇦 Canada 16🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 6🇳🇨 New Caledonia 4🇿🇦 South Africa 4🇬🇫 French Guiana 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| St. Louis | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 279,695 | Map |
| Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis, 🇸🇳 Senegal | 254,171 | Map |
| Port Louis | Port Louis, 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 155,226 | Map |
| Louis Trichardt | Limpopo, 🇿🇦 South Africa | 86,854 | Map |
| Saint-Louis | 🇷🇪 Reunion | 53,935 | Map |
| Saint-Louis | Grand Est, 🇫🇷 France | 20,871 | Map |
| Saint Louis | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 7,482 | Map |
| Port-Louis | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | 5,515 | Map |
| Port-Louis | Brittany, 🇫🇷 France | 3,020 | Map |
| Saint-Louis | Grand Est, 🇫🇷 France | 719 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Louis
There are 125 lakes and reservoirs with Louis in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 107🇺🇸 United States 18
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| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Louis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Louis songs
27 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Louis in their title. The best known:
- Saint Louis Blues – W. C. Handy (1914)
- Back to You (Louis Tomlinson song) – Bebe Rexha (2017)
- East St. Louis Toodle-Oo – Duke Ellington (1926)
- Le Roi Louis
- Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis – Kerry Mills (1904)
- Chez Louis – Pussycat (1983)
- Louis (1988)
- St. Louis – Harry Vanda (1969)
- You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
- You Sound Like Louis Burdett – The Whitlams (1997)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Louis
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Louis.
Louis Applebaum
Louis Briscoe
Louis C. Menetrey
Louis C.K.
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Fictional characters named Louis
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Louis as a pet name
FurryName has found 589 dogs named Louis in public pet registers, making it the #180 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (20), Burnside (15), Adelaide (5). Louis as a dog name →
FurryName has found 26 cats named Louis in public pet registers, making it the #311 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (8), Laval (4), Corangamite Shire (2). Louis as a cat name →
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