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Lou is a given name of Germanic, French origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (10% of births). There have been 38,049 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 34,043 as girls and 4,006 as boys. Lou gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,294 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	140
2023	143
2022	136
2021	115
2020	101
2019	84
2018	71
2017	67
2016	80
2015	67
2014	49
2013	39
2012	36
2011	43
2010	27
2009	27
2008	19
2007	19
2006	29
2005	35
2004	26
2003	20
2002	21
2001	28
2000	20
1999	14
1998	19
1997	21
1996	14
1995	13
1994	27
1993	24
1992	28
1991	30
1990	36
1989	31
1988	21
1987	29
1986	24
1985	31
1984	38
1983	31
1982	51
1981	46
1980	42
1979	65
1978	63
1977	60
1976	68
1975	70
1974	83
1973	120
1972	126
1971	172
1970	199
1969	194
1968	201
1967	200
1966	225
1965	258
1964	325
1963	420
1962	443
1961	527
1960	657
1959	763
1958	918
1957	956
1956	1,120
1955	1,274
1954	1,547
1953	1,470
1952	609
1951	495
1950	445
1949	476
1948	478
1947	566
1946	525
1945	447
1944	501
1943	495
1942	583
1941	545
1940	533
1939	549
1938	562
1937	565
1936	532
1935	551
1934	583
1933	572
1932	585
1931	503
1930	496
1929	502
1928	469
1927	526
1926	446
1925	436
1924	418
1923	378
1922	390
1921	348
1920	369
1919	334
1918	402
1917	383
1916	347
1915	316
1914	265
1913	216
1912	234
1911	162
1910	162
1909	140
1908	162
1907	136
1906	100
1905	156
1904	124
1903	144
1902	127
1901	103
1900	153
1899	138
1898	166
1897	127
1896	140
1895	134
1894	130
1893	147
1892	146
1891	117
1890	141
1889	137
1888	179
1887	157
1886	138
1885	148
1884	156
1883	153
1882	141
1881	129
1880	145