Lou

Short form of Louise

"renowned warrior"

Lou Origin and Meaning

Variation of Emmylou

Lou Rank in US Top 1000

# 955 in the US

Lou Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 807 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lou

• 807 Nameberry 2026
• 341 Unisex 2024
• 11 France 2024
• 199 Germany 2016
• 80 Netherlands 2025
• 31 Belgium 2024
• 91 switzerland 2024

20 Names Similar to Lou

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Famous People Named Lou

• Lou Henry Hoover US First Lady as wife of President Herbert Hoover
• Louise "Lou" Hoffner German pop singer
• Louise "Lou" Andreas Salomé, Russian psychoanalyst
• Louise "Lou" Teasdale English hair and makeup artist
• Lou Ann Barton American singer
• Lou Ann Walker American memoirist
• Mary Lou Retton American gymnast
• Mary Lou Daniels, American tennis player
• Mary Lou Kolbenschlag American actress
• Betty Lou Gerson American actress
• Betty Lou Bredemus American actress; mother of actress Julia Roberts
• Betty Lou Holland American actress
• Betty Lou Keim American actress
• Amy Lou Adams American actress
• Lou Sulola Samuel (b. 2009) daughter of model Heidi Klum and singer Seal
• Willa Lou Deary (b. 2011) daughter of actress Keri Russell
• Bowie Lou Bellour (b. 2014) daughter of designer Rebecca Minkoff and Gavin Bellour

The name Lou in Pop Culture

• Lou Ellen character in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series
• Lou Ann Poovey, character on TV's "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
• Lou Ann Ruiz character in the novel "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver
• Louise Ada "Lou" Beale character on British soap opera EastEnders
• Lou character on TV's "Bunk'd"
• Lou Fleming character in the "Heartland" series by Lauren Brooke
• Louise "Lou" Friedman character in movie "Blended"
• Cindy Lou Who character in Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
• "Skip to My Lou" popular children's song
• Louise "Lou" Jackson character in TV show Love My Way
• Louisa "Lou" Clark Main character in "Me Before You" by JoJo Moyes
• Lou Miller character in "Ocean's 8"