Boys' name · since 1986
Louden
Louden has 572 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
572 babies have been named Louden since 1986, making it today's #6943 boys' name.
Louden has 572 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6943 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #7,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,943 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 572 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louden ranks #7,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 572 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Louden's 572 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Louden compares
572 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Louden's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Louden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Louden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Louden splits its recorded history at 2008: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Louden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Louden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (232 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Louden's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Louden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 232 births (41% of all-time use).
How Louden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Louden's total volume
Louden by state
Where Louden concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 572 births nationwide.
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What to do with Louden's data
- Louden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Loudens (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Louden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Louden 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.