Lou Unisex

Popularity: #854 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Lou

Lou Gehrig was a famous American baseball player known for his time with the New York Yankees.

Lou Reed was an influential American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Velvet Underground.

Lou Ferrigno is an American actor and bodybuilder, recognized for his role as the Hulk in the television series 'The Incredible Hulk.'.

Lou Holtz is a former American football coach and sports commentator, known for his successful coaching career at Notre Dame.

Fictional characters named Lou

Lou is a character in the animated film 'Monsters, Inc.' who works as a scare assistant.

Lou the dog is a character in the children's book series 'Lou and the New Girl' by Anna McQuinn.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Lou was first seen in the United States in 1880. Lou has ranked as high as #1319 nationally, which occurred in 2022, and has been most popular in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Lou has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Lou (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2011 1994 1989 1987 1985 1984 1980 1979 1978 1973 1972 1970 1968 1967 1966 1964 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1947 1946 1945 1943 1942 1940 1939 1935 1933 1931 1929 1928 1926 1924 1923 1918 1917 1916 1915

State	Births	Share
NY	8	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	14
1881	15
1882	10
1883	11
1884	10
1885	13
1886	9
1887	10
1888	10
1889	17
1890	9
1891	8
1892	9
1893	10
1894	12
1895	9
1896	10
1897	13
1898	10
1899	13
1900	13
1901	7
1902	6
1903	11
1904	7
1905	13
1907	12
1908	15
1910	18
1911	9
1912	22
1913	17
1914	38
1915	31
1916	39
1917	45
1918	31
1919	21
1920	33
1921	28
1922	40
1923	35
1924	37
1925	41
1926	29
1927	37
1928	44
1929	28
1930	28
1931	40
1932	45
1933	38
1934	24
1935	29
1936	26
1937	26
1938	30
1939	47
1940	39
1941	39
1942	47
1943	39
1944	38
1945	48
1946	47
1947	56
1948	39
1949	35
1950	31
1951	55
1952	40
1953	36
1954	52
1955	49
1956	54
1957	72
1958	67
1959	57
1960	64
1961	54
1962	47
1963	38
1964	48
1965	33
1966	39
1967	29
1968	32
1969	29
1970	40
1971	38
1972	25
1973	29
1974	19
1975	21
1976	20
1977	17
1978	25
1979	25
1980	23
1981	16
1982	22
1983	13
1984	19
1985	19
1986	11
1987	16
1988	10
1989	18
1990	24
1991	24
1992	19
1993	14
1994	20
1995	13
1996	14
1997	14
1998	11
1999	8
2000	11
2001	20
2002	13
2003	10
2004	16
2005	21
2006	20
2007	13
2008	13
2009	22
2010	16
2011	27
2012	18
2013	24
2014	27
2015	38
2016	45
2017	37
2018	32
2019	44
2020	58
2021	61
2022	74
2023	74
2024	70