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Louie

Louie ranks #17 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 16 places, 1,345 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #40 among boy cat names.
Louie's popularity trend

Louie's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2024.

0.1%0.2%0.3%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
1,345
across 16 places
Popularity rank
#17
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−2
2020 → 2025
Gender split
98% boys
2% girls98% boys
What does Louie mean?
/ˈluː.i/2 syllables

Louie is a nickname for Louis, a name built from the Old Germanic elements hlud, meaning famous, and wig, meaning battle -- together read as famous warrior. The name passed through French as Louis and became a mainstay of European royalty, carried by eighteen French kings.

Louie has a scrappy, old-timer charm, the kind of name that suits a companion with a big personality tucked into a small, dapper package.

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

Where Louie shows up

Louie's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

AdelaideAustralia0.9%
TorontoCanada0.5%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.3%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.3%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.3%
New York CityUnited States of America0.2%
SeattleUnited States of America0.2%
BurnsideAustralia0.2%
Maple RidgeCanada0.2%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.2%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.2%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.2%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.1%
ZürichSwitzerland0.1%
PlayfordAustralia0.1%

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Louie means, by theme

Warrior