First Name LOU

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LOU is ranked as the 776th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 53,384.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 16.74 people named LOU for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LOU is 21,626.
  • The SSA data also shows that LOU is used as a girl's name 91% of the time.

First Names LOU
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 53,384 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 776
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 16.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 21,626
  • National Rank 1,367
  • Percentile Rank 98.52%
  • Proportion/100k 6.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LOU is 75.6% White, 5.3% Hispanic origin, 12.5% Black, 4.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LOU have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LOU is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Chinese surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LOU

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.6% 63.9% 11.7%
Hispanic origin 5.3% 16.3% -11.0%
Black 12.5% 12.3% 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.4% 4.9% -0.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LOU is Texas where 6,807 people have this name.
  • Arkansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LOU, as 28.72 in every 100,000 Arkansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Arkansas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LOU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,465 11.38 98.3% Indiana 912 13.83 97.4% Iowa 525 16.9 97.2% Kansas 415 14.29 94.9% Michigan 1,400 14.13 99.0% Minnesota 753 13.79 98.1% Missouri 798 26.64 97.0% Nebraska 296 15.71 93.6% North Dakota 88 11.96 84.0% Ohio 1,564 13.49 98.2% South Dakota 133 15.55 86.6% Wisconsin 867 15.05 98.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LOU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,465 11.38 98.3%
Indiana 912 13.83 97.4%
Iowa 525 16.9 97.2%
Kansas 415 14.29 94.9%
Michigan 1,400 14.13 99.0%
Minnesota 753 13.79 98.1%
Missouri 798 26.64 97.0%
Nebraska 296 15.71 93.6%
North Dakota 88 11.96 84.0%
Ohio 1,564 13.49 98.2%
South Dakota 133 15.55 86.6%
Wisconsin 867 15.05 98.0%
West State Statistics First-Names LOU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 175 23.78 88.0% Arizona 1,151 17.09 97.2% California 6,480 16.7 99.4% Colorado 675 12.61 96.6% Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7% Idaho 187 11.46 91.3% Montana 141 13.79 88.5% Nevada 459 16.15 95.7% New Mexico 443 21.25 94.1% Oregon 599 15.09 96.3% Utah 340 11.54 94.0% Washington 1,061 15.02 98.4% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.7%

West States
State stats for the first name LOU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 175 23.78 88.0%
Arizona 1,151 17.09 97.2%
California 6,480 16.7 99.4%
Colorado 675 12.61 96.6%
Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7%
Idaho 187 11.46 91.3%
Montana 141 13.79 88.5%
Nevada 459 16.15 95.7%
New Mexico 443 21.25 94.1%
Oregon 599 15.09 96.3%
Utah 340 11.54 94.0%
Washington 1,061 15.02 98.4%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LOU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 743 20.65 97.3% Maine 255 19.15 92.1% Massachusetts 1,301 19.29 97.8% New Hampshire 206 15.49 92.1% New Jersey 1,856 20.76 98.5% New York 1,940 9.82 98.9% Pennsylvania 1,353 10.58 98.2% Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8% Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LOU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 743 20.65 97.3%
Maine 255 19.15 92.1%
Massachusetts 1,301 19.29 97.8%
New Hampshire 206 15.49 92.1%
New Jersey 1,856 20.76 98.5%
New York 1,940 9.82 98.9%
Pennsylvania 1,353 10.58 98.2%
Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8%
Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%
South State Statistics First-Names LOU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 879 18.12 97.4% Arkansas 852 28.72 97.1% Delaware 121 12.93 95.2% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.5% Florida 3,110 15.63 99.3% Georgia 1,273 12.61 98.3% Kentucky 797 18.06 96.8% Louisiana 1,146 24.64 97.6% Maryland 697 11.67 97.9% Mississippi 798 26.64 97.0% North Carolina 2,695 27.1 99.1% Oklahoma 976 25.17 97.1% South Carolina 1,030 21.32 97.6% Tennessee 1,151 17.57 98.0% Texas 6,807 25.25 99.4% Virginia 1,015 12.19 98.0% West Virginia 236 12.78 91.3%

South States
State stats for the first name LOU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 879 18.12 97.4%
Arkansas 852 28.72 97.1%
Delaware 121 12.93 95.2%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.5%
Florida 3,110 15.63 99.3%
Georgia 1,273 12.61 98.3%
Kentucky 797 18.06 96.8%
Louisiana 1,146 24.64 97.6%
Maryland 697 11.67 97.9%
Mississippi 798 26.64 97.0%
North Carolina 2,695 27.1 99.1%
Oklahoma 976 25.17 97.1%
South Carolina 1,030 21.32 97.6%
Tennessee 1,151 17.57 98.0%
Texas 6,807 25.25 99.4%
Virginia 1,015 12.19 98.0%
West Virginia 236 12.78 91.3%
 

Full Names with LOU as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LOU as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LOU.

The most popular full name is LOU Johnson. 0.72% of all the people named LOU have this family name.

There are 6647 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LOU

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LOU Johnson 0.72%
2 LOU Smith 0.69%
3 LOU Williams 0.57%
4 LOU King 0.55%
5 LOU Wilson 0.51%
6 LOU Brown 0.50%
7 LOU Davis 0.49%
8 LOU Miller 0.49%
9 LOU Jones 0.43%
10 LOU Long 0.29%
11 LOU Taylor 0.29%
12 LOU Martin 0.27%
13 LOU White 0.26%
14 LOU Anderson 0.25%
15 LOU Hall 0.25%
16 LOU Thomas 0.25%
17 LOU Allen 0.24%
18 LOU Harris 0.24%
19 LOU Lee 0.23%
20 LOU Moore 0.23%

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