Louis
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French. From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Louis (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, Louis has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31 | 279 |
| 2000 | 31 | 279 |
| 2001 | 30 | 282 |
| 2002 | 32 | 289 |
| 2003 | 32 | 287 |
| 2004 | 33 | 295 |
| 2005 | 33 | 304 |
| 2006 | 34 | 302 |
| 2007 | 32 | 310 |
| 2008 | 30 | 317 |
| 2009 | 29 | 326 |
| 2010 | 31 | 331 |
| 2011 | 31 | 334 |
| 2012 | 30 | 363 |
| 2013 | 30 | 383 |
| 2014 | 30 | 415 |
| 2015 | 32 | 435 |
| 2016 | 30 | 456 |
| 2017 | 32 | 480 |
| 2018 | 32 | 515 |
| 2019 | 30 | 568 |
| 2020 | 34 | 608 |
Louis in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Louis.Hi! My name is Louis.
- Louis bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Louis lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Louis har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Louis has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Louis mamma är lärare.Louis's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Louis mamma is Louis's mum. Because Louis already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Louis
How do you pronounce Louis in Swedish?
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What does the name Louis mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French. From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.
How popular is Louis in Sweden?
28 babies were named Louis in 2022. In 2020, 642 people in Sweden had Louis as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2019 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.