Louie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Louie
Celebrated in song—the rock 'n' roll classic "Louie, Louie"—this is a gregarious, friendly spelling of Louis which will hopefully get you the -ee pronunciation you want. A familiar choice in the late 19th- and early 20th-century, Louie re-entered the US Top 1000 in 2015 and is currently a Top 50 choice in England, Wales, and Scotland.
Louie for boys#596 US
Ultimately derived from the Germanic Ludwig, via the French Louis, it combines a softer sound with a strong, warrior meaning. Also familiar in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, it may appeal to those who like Bennie over Benny, Albie over Alby, Margo to Margot.
It's the given name of actor and comedian Louie Anderson.
Louie for girls#4135 US
With Stevie, Scottie, and Charlie on the rise, and Lula, Lucy, Eloise, and Lucia all in style, we're predicting a rise in baby girls called Louie. Fitting the "boyish-nicknames-for-girls" trend, it may additionally be used as a nickname of classic Louisa and Louise.
Actors Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin chose Louie as a nickname for their daughter, Dolores Wild, born in 2020, while content creator Chelsea Jennings gave the name to her daughter born in 2026, a sibling to Remi, Madden, and Scotty.
Given to just 17 girls in a recent year (compared to 497 boys), it is a rare option as a given name but perhaps not forever.
Pronounced LOO-ee.
As of October 2026, Louie ranked #596 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #230 in 1901, Nameberry popularity #818.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,106 | 173 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #962 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #913 | 236 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #969 | 214 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #908 | 237 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #810 | 282 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #767 | 314 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #701 | 377 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #715 | 369 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #610 | 460 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #574 | 497 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #596 | 481 | #4,135 | 35 |
World rankings
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- Louis Buller "Louie" GohmertBoy
U.S. congressman from Texas
- Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni)Boy
American jazz drummer
- Louie Perry AndersonBoy
American actor, comedian and TV presenter
- Louis "Louie" DampierBoy
American basketball player
- Francisco Luis "Louie" AlasBoy
Filipino basketball coach
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American Olympic snowboarder
- Loui ErikssonBoy
Swedish ice hockey player
Louie in pop culture
- Louie DuckBoy
one of Donald Duck's nephews; brother of Huey and Dewey
- Louie CapshawBoy
character in film "Mixed Nuts"
- "LouieBoy
Louie," song by The Kingsmen
- King LouieBoy
character in "The Jungle Book"
- LouieBoy
character in "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story"
- "LouieBoy
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- Uncle LouieBoy
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