Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Loui isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loui through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 149
- 149 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,389 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +111%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,389 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 428 as a first name in 2020; 408 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loui’s family of names
In Greek usage, Loui is a transliteration of Λουί. In Greek usage, Loui as a surname is a transliteration of Λούη. In Greek usage, Loui as a surname is a transliteration of Λούι.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Loui
- Loui ErikssonSwedish ice hockey playerborn 1985
- Loui SandSwedish handball playerborn 1992
- Loui BatleyBritish actressborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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