Girls' name · since 1921
Louann
Louann has 5,197 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,528 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,197
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,197 babies have been named Louann since 1921, making it today's #9528 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louann has been recorded 5,197 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #9528 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #2,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,528 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,197 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louann ranks #2,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,528 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,197 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,528 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,197
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Louann's 5,197 recorded births place it above 96.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Louann compares
5,197 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Louann's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Louann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,197 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 21 | 19,840 |
Louann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Louann's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 273, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Louann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Louann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,739 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Louann's strongest decade.
1,739 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Louann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 110
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 510
1930s
510 births
- 1940s 686
1940s
686 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,739 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,276 births
- 1970s 439
1970s
439 births
- 1980s 172
1980s
172 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,739 births (33% of all-time use).
How Louann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Louann's total volume
Louann by state
Where Louann concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 385 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 329 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 320 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 234 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 233 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 196 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 186 | 3.6% |
| #8 | California | | 171 | 3.3% |
385 of 5,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Louann appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Louann's data
- Louann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,739 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Louanns (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Louann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Louann draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.