Total births
15
Girls' name · since 2016
Loulou
15 babies named Loulou in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17044
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Loulou is the #17044 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15 recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Loulou recorded 15 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #17044 nationally today, ahead of 4% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #17044 among girls today
- 15 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Loulou is currently the #17044 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 15 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17044
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Loulou vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17044
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Loulou was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
5 babies were named Loulou in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Loulou compares
15 5th percentile among 17,726 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
Loulou's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loulou | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Loulou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loulou's full recorded timeline at 2020, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births.
Loulou at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#17,044
Active since
2016
Loulou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Loulou by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Loulou's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Loulou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loulou? ▼
15 babies have been named Loulou since 2016. It currently ranks #17044 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 5 births.
When was Loulou most popular? ▼
Loulou was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Loulou been used? ▼
Loulou has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loulou? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Loulou
Nearby Names Like Loulou
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loulou
Louise Girl
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Lou Girl
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Louisa Girl
#732 21,932 births
Lourdes Girl
#2754 14,805 births
Louella Girl
#1466 13,958 births
Compare Loulou side by side: Loulou vs Louise Loulou vs Lou Loulou vs Louisa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Loulou: #17044 Girls' Name - 15 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loulou. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Loulou 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 July 2026.