Milou
About Milou
Milou and her near-identical twin Malou are adorable names popular throughout Europe; they're contractions of Marie or Mary and Lou or Louise. The Malou spelling will probably be easier for English speakers to pronounce; Milou may be conflated with Milo.
Fun fact: Milou is the French name of the dog Snowy in Tintin.
Pronounced mee-LOO.
As of October 2026, Milou ranked #14745 in US births in 2022 SSA.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Milou on lists
Famous Milous
- Milou Sluis
Dutch model
- Milou Alizée Hilton (b. 2020)
daughter of Barron and Tessa Hilton
Milou in pop culture
- Originally a French diminutive of Émilie
this name is now generally considered a contraction of the hyphenated name Marie,Louise.