Louie
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Louis. From Louis /Louise /Louisa + -ie.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Louie (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Louie has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | 2 |
| 2005 | – | 2 |
| 2006 | – | 5 |
| 2007 | – | 2 |
| 2008 | – | 8 |
| 2009 | – | 11 |
| 2010 | – | 23 |
| 2011 | 2 | 26 |
| 2012 | – | 43 |
| 2013 | – | 65 |
| 2014 | – | 98 |
| 2015 | – | 114 |
| 2016 | – | 153 |
| 2017 | – | 147 |
| 2018 | – | 164 |
| 2019 | – | 174 |
| 2020 | 2 | 220 |
| 2021 | – | 215 |
| 2022 | 2 | 221 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 22 |
| 2000 | – | 25 |
| 2001 | – | 27 |
| 2002 | – | 30 |
| 2003 | – | 31 |
| 2004 | – | 34 |
| 2005 | – | 35 |
| 2006 | – | 44 |
| 2007 | – | 48 |
| 2008 | – | 55 |
| 2009 | – | 68 |
| 2010 | – | 93 |
| 2011 | – | 122 |
| 2012 | – | 162 |
| 2013 | – | 230 |
| 2014 | – | 326 |
| 2015 | – | 442 |
| 2016 | – | 593 |
| 2017 | – | 741 |
| 2018 | – | 906 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1,089 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,304 |
Louie in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Louie.Hi! My name is Louie.
- Louie ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Louie called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Louie i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Louie this afternoon.
- Louies mamma är lärare.Louie's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Louies mamma is Louie's mum.
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Questions about Louie
How do you pronounce Louie in Swedish?
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What does the name Louie mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Louis. From Louis /Louise /Louisa + -ie.
How popular is Louie in Sweden?
223 babies were named Louie in 2022. In 2020, 1,317 people in Sweden had Louie as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.