2,396,323births recorded
17Countries
13Variants
1902Peak · France
#5France 2025
Luis is a boy name family recorded 2,396,323 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in France (#5 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1902, at 2,273.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Louis (United States, France, Québec), Lewis (England & Wales, Scotland), Luigi (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Luis
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis | French | 542,270 | 🇫🇷 France | #5 | 1902 | ▼ 14 % |
| Louis | French | 409,317 | 🇺🇸 United States | #249 | 1880 | ▲ 28 % |
| Louis | French | 36,928 | 🏴 England & Wales | #49 | 2001 | ▲ 48 % |
| Louis | French | 9,660 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #5 | 2025 | ▲ 114 % |
| Louis | French | 7,196 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #130 | 1917 | ▲ 141 % |
| Louis | French | 5,435 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #8 | 2019 | ▼ 5 % |
| Luis | Spanish | 584,368 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #159 | 1955 | ▼ 54 % |
| Luis | Spanish | 294,500 | 🇺🇸 United States | #144 | 2000 | ▼ 26 % |
| Luis | Spanish | 22,027 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #51 | 2002 | – |
| Luis | Spanish | 10,290 | 🇫🇷 France | #305 | 2018 | ▼ 18 % |
| Luis | Spanish | 3,565 | 🏴 England & Wales | #639 | 2005 | ▼ 43 % |
| Luis | Spanish | 2,925 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #70 | 2012 | ▼ 23 % |
| Lewis | English | 156,636 | 🇺🇸 United States | #433 | 1880 | ▲ 66 % |
| Lewis | English | 69,771 | 🏴 England & Wales | #231 | 1999 | ▼ 77 % |
| Lewis | English | 18,085 | 🏴 Scotland | #22 | 2003 | ▼ 47 % |
| Lewis | English | 3,390 | 🇫🇷 France | #255 | 2022 | ▲ 114 % |
| Lewis | English | 2,250 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #261 | 1921 | ▲ 75 % |
| Lewis | English | 1,844 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | #114 | 2008 | ▼ 53 % |
| Ludovic | French | 127,210 | 🇫🇷 France | #2470 | 1976 | ▼ 77 % |
| Ludovic | French | 3,955 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #96 | 2019 | ▼ 31 % |
| Ludovic | French | 183 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2437 | 2014 | ▲ 58 % |
| Ludovic | French | 49 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2015 | – |
| Ludovic | French | 11 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2019 | – |
| Luigi | Italian | 37,486 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #46 | 2001 | – |
| Luigi | Italian | 4,595 | 🇫🇷 France | #2185 | 2006 | ▼ 75 % |
| Luigi | Italian | 4,305 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2539 | 1913 | ▲ 41 % |
| Luigi | Italian | 1,888 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1968 | – |
| Luigi | Italian | 552 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2141 | 1928 | ▼ 14 % |
| Luigi | Italian | 257 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2002 | new |
| Ludwig | German | 3,385 | 🇫🇷 France | #2871 | 1996 | ▼ 37 % |
| Ludwig | German | 2,696 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6803 | 1893 | ▲ 3 % |
| Ludwig | German | 71 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #799 | 2024 | ▲ 27 % |
| Ludwig | German | 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1987 | – |
| Ludwig | German | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Ludwig | German | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2004 | – |
| Luiz | French | 3,349 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3848 | 2001 | ▼ 24 % |
| Luiz | French | 505 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1968 | – |
| Luiz | French | 320 | 🇫🇷 France | #3285 | 2018 | ▼ 58 % |
| Luiz | French | 45 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #882 | 2014 | new |
| Luiz | French | 33 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2023 | – |
| Lluis | Catalan | 1,624 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #345 | 1998 | ▼ 63 % |
| Lluis | Catalan | 70 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2016 | – |
| Ludovico | Italian | 769 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #49 | 2025 | – |
| Ludovico | Italian | 609 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1161 | 1926 | ▲ 792 % |
| Ludovico | Italian | 91 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #882 | 2024 | ▲ 29 % |
| Ludovico | Italian | 74 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2023 | new |
| Ludovico | Italian | 47 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 2022 | – |
| Ludovico | Italian | 35 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Ludovick | French | 1,180 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #170 | 2019 | ▲ 12 % |
| Ludovick | French | 240 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1995 | – |
| Lewys | English | 679 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2004 | – |
| Lewys | English | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | #2386 | 2024 | ▲ 154 % |
| Ludovik | French | 703 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #499 | 2012 | ▼ 69 % |
| Ludovik | French | 85 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1994 | – |
| Levis | French | 293 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 1923 | ▼ 6 % |
| Levis | French | 40 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
| Levis | French | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1996 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Louis ↔ Luis — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Lluis — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Luigi — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Ludwig — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Ludovic — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Ludovico — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Lewis — checked by hand
- Louis ↔ Luiz — checked by hand
- Lewis ↔ Lewys — spelling variant
- Lewis ↔ Levis — spelling variant
- Ludovic ↔ Ludovick — spelling variant
- Ludovic ↔ Ludovik — spelling variant
Questions about Luis
How popular is the name Luis?
In 2025 it ranked #5 in France. Official registers record 2,396,323 births across 17 countries.
What is Luis in other languages?
Louis (French); Lewis (English); Ludovic (French); Luigi (Italian); Ludwig (German); Luiz (French); Lluis (Catalan); Ludovico (Italian); Ludovick (French); Lewys (English).
When was Luis most popular?
It peaked in France in 1902, at 2,273.7 births per 100,000.
Is Luis a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Luis is a boy name.