Meaning of name Louis

The name Louis has the following meaning:

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

As a baby boy name, Louis is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 288 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Louis fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 4 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 354 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Louis in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Louis is very likely a(n) French variant of the name Ludwig. See other suggested French baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Ludwig.

The following names are baby names related to Louis and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Louis: Boys - Wilson, Girls - Hildegard, Loyce, Matilda, Olga, Both genders - Ida, William

The name Louis is a variant of Ludwig. Other popular variants of the name Ludwig are: Louis (French), Lud, Ludo, Ludovic, Ludovico, Wig

We think the name Louis should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Louis to be: Serious professor

In one word, you might describe Louis as a(n) "serious" person.

See other "serious" names for boys and girls.