US rank #7939 Boys' name Peak 2015 108 births

Louay — #7939 US boys' name

108 babies named Louay in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s62000s122010s482020s37
#7939
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Louay was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Louay in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louay

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Louay between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Louay currently holds the #7939 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Louay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Louay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Louay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

108

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,939

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Louay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20242022201920172015200919981988 5

Louay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 44% of Louay's all-time total
1980s51990s62000s122010s482020s37

Louay by state

Where Louay concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Louay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.6%
New York share of Louay's total US births 4.6%

5 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louay?
108 babies have been named Louay since 1988. It currently ranks #7939 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Louay most popular?
Louay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Louay most popular?
The top states for the name Louay are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Louay been used?
Louay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Louay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louis, Louie, Lou, Louise, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.