Lou

Rank 2,083rd Gender Neutral

In 2022, the name Lou was 2,083rd most popular baby name for boys and 2,958th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 131 babies were named Lou in the United States. The gender distribution for "Lou" is 54.2% male and 45.8% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 25,641 babies in the United States were named Lou. Today, the average age of someone named Lou is around 64 to 70 years old.

The name "Lou" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Lou is pronounced loo in English. The name Lou has 3 letters and 1 or 2 syllables, depending on pronunciation.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

The yellow line indicates overall rank of the name. The pink and blue area indicates the total number of girls and boys named "Lou".

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Geography

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Gender Distribution

54.2%45.8%
Boys named Lou
Girls named Lou

Relevant Categories

Similar Sounding Names

Leo Leah Lia Leia Lee Louie Lea Liah Liya Laia Lua Laya Leya Liyah Layah Lya Leiah Leyah Laiya Laiyah Lio Loa Leeah Laiah Law

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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Name meanings are generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence using a tool called ChatGPT

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