Louay is a distinctive choice, ranked #2664 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Louay in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2664
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About the Name Louay
2024 marks Louay's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #2264. The name has climbed 2485 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2009.
Louay is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Louay in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Louay
Louay Chanko โ Louay Chanko is a professional football manager and former player.
Louay Ben Hassine โ Louay Ben Hassine is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays for Radniฤki 1923 in the Serbian SuperLiga.
Louay Wael โ Louay Wael Mohamed Badr commonly known as Luca Badr is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club El Entag El Harby.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Louay
Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Louay per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Louay in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Louay is rising: up 2,125 places since 2021, to #2,664 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #2,264 in 2024.
Louay is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Louay include: Louay Chanko, Louay Ben Hassine and Louay Wael. Short summaries for each appear below.
Louay does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Louays in the wild.
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UK babies named Louay (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2125 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Louay
Almost certainly the only Louay in the class
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UK Popularity (2009–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Louay
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Louay Wael Mohamed Badr commonly known as Luca Badr is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club El Entag El Harby.
Louay al-Ali (Arabic: ูุคู ุงูุนูู), also transliterated Lwai al-Ali, is a Syrian former intelligence officer who served as the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in Daraa Governorate until 2024 and as the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in Suwayda Governorate from 2019 until 2021.