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Louis

in the US

There are 256,893 people with the first name "Louis" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Louis 172
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  1. is 168th most common Bill
  2. is 169th most common Russell
  3. is 170th most common Joanne
  4. is 171st most common Tim
  5. is 172nd most common Louis
  6. is 173rd most common Adam
  7. is 174th most common Evelyn
  8. is 175th most common Connie
  9. is 176th most common Kathryn

Similar Names and Nicknames

Louise, Louisa, Louiza, Lois, Louida, Louisia, Louissa, Louiz, Louisea, Louigi

Most Common Last Names for Louis

Smith, Williams, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, Pierre, Garcia, Rodriguez

Meaning & History

(male) (French) name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from hlōd ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. It was very common in French royal and noble families. Louis I (778–840) was the son of Charlemagne, who ruled as both King of France and Holy Roman Emperor. Altogether, the name was borne by sixteen kings of France up to the French Revolution, in which Louis XVI perished. Louis XIV, ‘the Sun King’ (1638–1715), reigned for seventy-two years (1643–1715), presiding in the middle part of his reign over a period of unparalleled French power and prosperity. In modern times Louis is also found in the English-speaking world (usually pronounced ‘loo-ee’). In Britain the Anglicized form Lewis is rather more common, whereas in America the reverse is true.

Variants: Lewie, Lewi, Louie (Anglicized spellings).

Short form: Lou.

Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Luthais. German: Ludwig. Dutch: Lodewijk. Scandinavian: Ludvig, Lovis. Spanish: Luis. Catalan: Lluis. Portuguese: Luis. Italian: Luigi, Lodovico. Polish: Ludwik. Czech, Slovenian: Ludvik. Hungarian: Lajos. Lithuanian: Liudvikas.

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