Louie (given name)
Louie has historically been regarded as a less common variant of the given name Louis. It originated in the United Kingdom as a more regularly-spelled version without a silent ⟨s⟩. In 2011, it was the 74th most common forename for births in England and Wales, with Louis slightly more common at 68th. However in both 2022 and 2023 UK baby names popularity it has ranked above Louis. In the United States, Louis is far more common.
The name is unisex; it is usually considered a masculine given name, as a derivation of Louis, but is occasionally given to girls as a diminutive of Louise.
Variant forms
- English: Louis, Lewis, Lou, Lewes, Ludovic
- Arabic: Luay
- French: Louis, Ludovic
- Portuguese: Luís, Luiz
- German: Ludwig
- Italian: Luigi, Ludovico, Lodovico
- Polish: Ludwik
- Spanish: Luis
- Dutch: Lodewijk
- Catalan: Lluís
- Swedish: ''Ludvig''
Notable people
- Louie Anderson, American stand-up comedian, actor and television host
- Louie Armstrong American trumpeter and vocalist
- Louie Bellson, Italian-American jazz drummer
- Louie Bennett, Irish suffragette, trade unionist, journalist and writer
- Louie Bickerton, Australian female tennis player
- Louie Conn, American dancer and NFL cheerleader
- Louie Dampier, former American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association player
- Louie DeBrusk, Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Louie Espinoza, American boxer
- Louie Giglio, American pastor, public speaker, author and founder of the Passion Movement
- Louie Gohmert, American politician
- Louie R. Guenthner, Jr., American attorney and politician
- Louie Kelcher, American former National Football League player
- Louie E. Lewis, American politician
- Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, English rugby league footballer
- Louie Nelson, American former National Basketball Association player
- Louie B. Nunn, American politician, 52nd governor of Kentucky
- Louie O'Doherty, English boxer
- Louie Ramirez, American boogaloo, salsa and latin jazz percussionist, vibraphonist, band leader and composer
- Louie Richardson, Canadian Football League player
- Louie Simmons, American powerlifter and strength coach
- Louie Spence, British dancer
- Louie Spicolli,, American professional wrestler
- Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh author best known under the pseudonym Jane Ann Jones
- Louie Vito, American professional snowboarder
- Louie Welch, American politician, mayor of Houston
Fictional characters
- Louie, a mafia member in the television series The Simpsons
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Donald Duck's nephews in the Mickey Mouse universe
- Louie, space co-pilot to Captain Olimar in the Pikmin universe
- King Louie, in the 1967 Disney animated film Disney's Jungle Book
- Papa Louie, a chef in the eponymous series of video games made by Flipline Studios
- Louie, one of the protagonists in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's novel, "Interview With The Vampire"
- Buzz Saw Louie, a character in the VeggieTales video, The Toy That Saved Christmas
- Louie the Fly, antagonistic mascot of Australian insecticide brand Mortein
- Louie, a main character in the 1993 animated film We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
- Louie (The Pink Panther), the animated character in the 1993–1995 animated series ''The Pink Panther''