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Unisex name

Lou

Lou ranks #652 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 9 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #481 for dogs.
Lou's popularity trend

Lou's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
9
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#652
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+105
2014 → 2019
Gender split
72% male
28% female72% male

Gender split comes from 18 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Lou mean?
/luː/1 syllable

Lou is a short form of Louis or Louise, names that trace back to the Old Germanic Hludwig, combining elements meaning "famous" and "warrior" or "battle." The name spread widely through French royalty named Louis before becoming an independent nickname.

Lou is easy and unpretentious, the kind of name that suits a companion with a plainspoken, steady charm rather than anything showy.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Lou shows up

Cats named Lou per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Lou

LouieLouisLouise