Louis is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #49 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
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UK Rank 2025
#49
US Rank #249
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About the Name Louis
Louis has held its ground, ranked #49 in 2025 and never far from its best of #38 in 2004 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Louis is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Louis on the register.
In the US it sits at #236 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Louis
Louis XVIII — Louis XVIII, known as the Desired (French: le Désiré), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815.
Louis XIV — Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715.
Louis XIII — Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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 Louis
Unlikely. With around 1,030 UK babies named Louis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Louis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Louis has been fairly steady, ranked #49 in 2025 against #52 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #38 in 2004.
Louis is more popular in the UK (#47) than in the US (#236). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Louis appears in the US top 500 at #236 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
1,030
UK babies named Louis (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.6
In a school of 600
↑ 3 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Louis
Almost certainly the only Louis in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Louis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Louis XVIII, known as the Desired (French: le Désiré), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815.
Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Louis Philippe I, nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, the last French monarch to bear the title "King", and the only French monarch to descend from the Orléans branch of the Bourbon family.