Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Famous Warrior
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lou
Pronunciation
lou
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1919, 81 births)
- Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #204, 1,493 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2645, 65 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | 65 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 |
| 2023 | 74 | 69 |
| 2022 | 74 | 62 |
| 2021 | 61 | 54 |
| 2020 | 58 | 43 |
| 2019 | 44 | 40 |
| 2018 | 32 | 39 |
| 2017 | 37 | 30 |
| 2016 | 45 | 35 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3011, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #2499, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | – |
| 2018 | – | 10 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #278, 221 births); most recent 2023 (rank #262, 213 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #26, 2,329 births); most recent 2023 (rank #18, 1,844 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 213 | 1,844 |
| 2022 | 206 | 2,115 |
| 2021 | 221 | 2,223 |
| 2020 | 172 | 2,151 |
| 2019 | 172 | 1,902 |
| 2018 | 171 | 2,107 |
| 2017 | 140 | 2,059 |
| 2016 | 129 | 1,831 |
| 2015 | 142 | 1,791 |
| 2014 | 117 | 1,864 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence