Lou Popularity by Year
Follow Lou across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Lou birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 81 | #1,919 | Up 201 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 65 | #2,645 | Down 137 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 70 | #2,120 | Down 88 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 71 | #2,508 | Up 47 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 74 | #2,032 | Down 32 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 69 | #2,555 | Up 201 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 76 | #2,000 | Up 277 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 62 | #2,756 | Up 281 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 61 | #2,277 | Up 46 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 54 | #3,037 | Up 461 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 58 | #2,323 | Up 485 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 43 | #3,498 | Up 220 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 44 | #2,808 | Up 638 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 40 | #3,718 | Up 71 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 32 | #3,446 | Down 323 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 39 | #3,789 | Up 787 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 37 | #3,123 | Down 434 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 30 | #4,576 | Down 419 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 45 | #2,689 | Up 333 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 35 | #4,157 | Up 568 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 38 | #3,022 | Up 765 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 29 | #4,725 | Up 1,072 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 27 | #3,787 | Up 277 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 22 | #5,797 | Up 1,951 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 24 | #4,064 | Up 971 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 15 | #7,748 | Down 876 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 18 | #5,035 | Down 1,243 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 18 | #6,872 | Up 564 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 27 | #3,792 | Up 1,686 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 16 | #7,436 | Up 2,354 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 16 | #5,478 | Down 1,049 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 11 | #9,790 | Up 7,504 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 22 | #4,429 | Up 1,964 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 5 | #17,294 | Down 1,889 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 13 | #6,393 | Down 131 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 6 | #15,405 | Up 86 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 13 | #6,262 | Down 1,742 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 6 | #15,491 | Down 4,074 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 20 | #4,520 | Down 322 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 9 | #11,417 | Down 3,526 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 21 | #4,198 | Up 809 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 14 | #7,891 | Up 2,001 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 16 | #5,007 | Up 1,708 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 10 | #9,892 | Down 221 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 10 | #6,715 | Down 1,320 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 10 | #9,671 | Up 1,437 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 13 | #5,395 | Down 1,421 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 8 | #11,108 | Down 88 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 20 | #3,974 | Up 1,946 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 8 | #11,020 | Down 1,146 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 11 | #5,920 | Up 1,219 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 9 | #9,874 | Up 2,814 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 8 | #7,139 | Down 1,673 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 6 | #12,688 | Down 2,566 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 11 | #5,466 | Down 1,015 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 8 | #10,122 | Up 714 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 14 | #4,451 | Down 55 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Down 267 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 14 | #4,396 | Up 112 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 13 | #4,508 | Down 1,182 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 20 | #3,326 | Up 901 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 7 | #10,569 | Down 2,517 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 14 | #4,227 | Down 889 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 10 | #8,052 | Up 682 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 19 | #3,338 | Down 585 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 9 | #8,734 | Up 2,775 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 24 | #2,753 | Down 58 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 6 | #11,509 | Down 4,642 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 24 | #2,695 | Up 510 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 12 | #6,867 | Down 707 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 18 | #3,205 | Up 1,245 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 13 | #6,160 | Up 506 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Down 1,378 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 11 | #6,666 | Down 1,053 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 16 | #3,072 | Up 810 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 13 | #5,613 | Down 154 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 11 | #3,882 | Down 1,284 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 13 | #5,459 | Up 219 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 19 | #2,598 | Down 69 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 12 | #5,678 | Down 1,688 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 19 | #2,529 | Up 701 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 19 | #3,990 | Up 119 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 13 | #3,230 | Down 961 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 18 | #4,109 | Down 1,092 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 22 | #2,269 | Up 510 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 29 | #3,017 | Down 89 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 16 | #2,779 | Down 566 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 30 | #2,928 | Up 1,064 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 23 | #2,213 | Down 165 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 19 | #3,992 | Down 1,649 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 25 | #2,048 | Down 83 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 40 | #2,343 | Up 7 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 25 | #1,965 | Up 591 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 38 | #2,350 | Down 188 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 17 | #2,556 | Down 311 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 43 | #2,162 | Down 279 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 20 | #2,245 | Down 111 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 48 | #1,883 | Down 29 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 21 | #2,134 | Up 65 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 49 | #1,854 | Down 322 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 19 | #2,199 | Down 587 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 63 | #1,532 | Down 357 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 29 | #1,612 | Up 159 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 92 | #1,175 | Down 70 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 25 | #1,771 | Down 393 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 101 | #1,105 | Down 154 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 38 | #1,378 | Down 64 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 134 | #951 | Down 103 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 40 | #1,314 | Up 178 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 159 | #848 | Down 47 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 29 | #1,492 | Down 126 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 165 | #801 | Down 34 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 32 | #1,366 | Up 45 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 169 | #767 | Down 14 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 29 | #1,411 | Down 217 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 171 | #753 | Down 29 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 39 | #1,194 | Up 141 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 186 | #724 | Down 67 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 33 | #1,335 | Down 239 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 225 | #657 | Down 59 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 48 | #1,096 | Up 159 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 277 | #598 | Down 102 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 38 | #1,255 | Down 134 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 382 | #496 | Down 9 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 47 | #1,121 | Down 62 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 396 | #487 | Down 40 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 54 | #1,059 | Down 115 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 473 | #447 | Down 59 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 64 | #944 | Up 75 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 593 | #388 | Down 30 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 57 | #1,019 | Down 91 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 706 | #358 | Down 44 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 67 | #928 | Down 39 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 851 | #314 | Down 5 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 72 | #889 | Up 130 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 884 | #309 | Down 51 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 54 | #1,019 | Up 56 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 1,066 | #258 | Down 26 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 49 | #1,075 | Down 36 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 1,225 | #232 | Down 28 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 52 | #1,039 | Up 206 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 1,495 | #204 | Up 4 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 36 | #1,245 | Down 79 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 1,434 | #208 | Up 137 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 40 | #1,166 | Down 223 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 569 | #345 | Up 46 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 55 | #943 | Up 346 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 440 | #391 | Up 4 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 31 | #1,289 | Down 84 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 414 | #395 | Down 21 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 35 | #1,205 | Down 60 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 441 | #374 | Up 5 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 39 | #1,145 | Down 207 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 439 | #379 | Down 24 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 56 | #938 | Up 42 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 510 | #355 | Down 12 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 47 | #980 | Down 53 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 478 | #343 | Down 2 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 48 | #927 | Up 143 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 399 | #341 | Down 27 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 38 | #1,070 | Up 18 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 463 | #314 | Up 16 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 39 | #1,088 | Down 118 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 456 | #330 | Down 37 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 47 | #970 | Up 70 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 536 | #293 | Down 7 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 39 | #1,040 | Down 9 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 506 | #286 | Down 5 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 39 | #1,031 | Down 127 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 494 | #281 | Down 4 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 47 | #904 | Up 295 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 502 | #277 | Down 3 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 30 | #1,199 | Up 114 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 532 | #274 | Down 5 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 26 | #1,313 | Down 17 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 539 | #269 | Up 2 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 26 | #1,296 | Down 49 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 506 | #271 | Down 2 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 29 | #1,247 | Up 139 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 522 | #269 | Down 6 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 24 | #1,386 | Down 335 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 559 | #263 | Up 2 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 38 | #1,051 | Down 71 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 534 | #265 | Up 5 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 45 | #980 | Up 85 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 540 | #270 | Up 20 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 40 | #1,065 | Up 303 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 463 | #290 | Up 16 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 28 | #1,368 | Down 29 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 468 | #306 | Up 2 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 28 | #1,339 | Down 298 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 474 | #308 | Up 12 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 44 | #1,041 | Up 137 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 425 | #320 | Down 17 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 37 | #1,178 | Up 175 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 489 | #303 | Up 20 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 29 | #1,353 | Down 262 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 417 | #323 | Up 14 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 41 | #1,091 | Up 96 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 395 | #337 | Up 11 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 37 | #1,187 | Up 26 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 381 | #348 | Up 8 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 35 | #1,213 | Down 93 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 343 | #356 | Down 9 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 40 | #1,120 | Up 292 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 350 | #347 | Up 30 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 28 | #1,412 | Down 160 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 320 | #377 | Down 21 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 33 | #1,252 | Up 372 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 336 | #356 | Up 5 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 21 | #1,624 | Down 368 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 313 | #361 | Down 26 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 31 | #1,256 | Down 292 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 371 | #335 | Up 3 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 45 | #964 | Up 64 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 338 | #338 | Up 13 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 39 | #1,028 | Up 131 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 308 | #351 | Up 2 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 31 | #1,159 | Down 275 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 285 | #353 | Down 5 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 38 | #884 | Up 372 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 227 | #348 | Down 6 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 17 | #1,256 | Down 286 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 199 | #342 | Down 27 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 22 | #970 | Up 220 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 212 | #315 | Up 1 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 9 | #1,190 | Down 483 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 153 | #316 | Up 1 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 18 | #707 | Down 22 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 144 | #317 | Down 10 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 140 | #307 | Down 15 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 15 | #685 | Up 93 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 147 | #292 | Up 20 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 12 | #778 | Down 112 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 124 | #312 | Up 22 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 100 | #334 | Down 58 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 13 | #666 | Up 300 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 143 | #276 | Up 21 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 7 | #966 | Down 270 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 117 | #297 | Down 31 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 11 | #696 | Up 317 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 133 | #266 | Up 19 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 6 | #1,013 | Down 155 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 121 | #285 | Up 19 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Down 159 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 96 | #304 | Down 30 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 13 | #699 | Down 151 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 140 | #274 | Down 23 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 13 | #548 | Up 153 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 125 | #251 | Down 15 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 10 | #701 | Down 117 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 156 | #236 | Up 31 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 13 | #584 | Up 138 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 114 | #267 | Down 22 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 10 | #722 | Up 16 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 130 | #245 | Up 7 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 9 | #738 | Down 144 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 125 | #252 | Down 3 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 12 | #594 | Up 56 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 118 | #249 | Down 27 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 10 | #650 | Up 98 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 137 | #222 | No rank change |
| 1892 | Boys | 9 | #748 | Down 48 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 137 | #222 | Up 9 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 8 | #700 | Down 33 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 109 | #231 | Down 21 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 9 | #667 | Down 221 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 132 | #210 | No rank change |
| 1889 | Boys | 17 | #446 | Up 202 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 120 | #210 | Down 38 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 10 | #648 | Down 65 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 169 | #172 | Down 5 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 10 | #583 | Up 64 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 147 | #167 | Up 11 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 9 | #647 | Down 126 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 129 | #178 | Down 20 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 13 | #521 | Up 92 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 135 | #158 | Down 13 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 10 | #613 | Down 57 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 146 | #145 | Down 9 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 11 | #556 | Up 55 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 142 | #136 | Up 1 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 10 | #611 | Down 169 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 131 | #137 | No rank change |
| 1881 | Boys | 15 | #442 | Up 40 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 114 | #137 | Down 15 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 14 | #482 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 131 | #122 | — |