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Popularity of the baby name Louis


Posts that mention the name Louis

Which “feminine blend” name do you like best?

In his book The American Language, writer Henry Louis Mencken used the phrase “feminine blend” to describe a female name created by blending two other names together.

Here are the feminine blends he lists:

  • Adelloyd (Addie + Lloyd)
  • Adnelle (Addison + Nellie)
  • Adrielle (Adrienne + Belle)
  • Armina (Ardelia + Wilhelmina)
  • Bethene (Elizabeth + Christine)
  • Birdene (Birdie + Pauline)
  • Charline (Charles + Pauline)
  • Leilabeth (Leila + Elizabeth)
  • Lunette (Luna + Nettie)
  • Marjette (Marjorie + Henrietta)
  • Maybeth (May + Elizabeth)
  • Olabelle (Ola + Isabel)
  • Olouise (Olive + Louise)
  • Romiette (Romeo + Juliette)
  • Rosella (Rose + Bella)

If you had to use one of the above in real life, which one would you choose?

Source: Mencken, H. L. The American Language. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919.

Popular baby names in Switzerland, 2015

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According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the country’s most popular baby names last year were Mia and Noah.

Here are Switzerland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Mia
2. Emma
3. Lara
4. Lena
5. Sofia
6. Mila
7. Anna
8. Elena
9. Laura
10. Lina		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Luca
4. Gabriel
5. Leon
6. David
7. Matteo
8. Elias
9. Louis
10. Levin

In 2014, the top names were Emma and Noah.

And here are the top names within each of the main language groups:

Language GroupGirl NamesBoy Names
German speakers
(64% of Switzerland)		1. Mia
2. Emma
3. Lena		1. Leon
2. Noah
3. Luca
French speakers
(23%)		1. Emma
2. Alice
3. Eva		1. Gabriel
2. Liam
3. Noah
Italian speakers
(8%)		1. Sofia
2. Emma
3. Noemi		1. Leonardo
2. Alessandro
3. Liam
Romansh speakers
(less than 1%)		1. Alessia1. Laurin

Sources: Vornamen der Neugeborenen – Bundesamt für Statistik, Most popular Swiss baby names in 2015 (via Clare’s Name News)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Switzerland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Paris, 2015

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According to Open Data Paris, the most popular baby names in Paris, France, in 2015 were Louise and Adam/Gabriel (tie).

Here are the city’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl Names

  1. Louise, 293 baby girls
  2. Alice, 244
  3. Chloé, 206
  4. Emma, 178
  5. Inès, 175
  6. Sarah, 174
  7. Jeanne, 173
  8. Anna, 160
  9. Adèle, 155
  10. Juliette, 149

Boy Names

  1. Adam, 355 baby boys (tie)
  2. Gabriel, 355 (tie)
  3. Raphaël, 320
  4. Paul, 260
  5. Louis, 256
  6. Arthur, 245
  7. Alexandre, 226
  8. Victor, 208
  9. Jules, 205
  10. Mohamed, 185

In the girls’ top 10, Anna and Juliette replaced Camille and Lina.

In the boys’ top 10, Jules replaced Maxime.

The prénom mixte (unisex name) Charlie saw a dual-gender decline in 2015, “probably due to the association with the attacks in Charlie Hebdo in January.”

  • 2015: 29 girls and 6 boys named Charlie in Paris
  • 2014: 71 girls and 35 boys named Charlie in Paris
  • 2013: 75 girls and 37 boys named Charlie in Paris

Like the SSA data, the Paris data includes names used as seldom as 5 times per year. Here are some of the names from the bottom of the Paris rankings:

Uncommon Girl NamesUncommon Boy Names
Cléa, Clothilde, Dyna, Isée, Jane, Mélisande, Ornella, Romaïssa, Tasnime, WendyDemba, Ezio, Foucauld, Harold, Idrissa, Massyl, Sixte, Tidiane, Vianney, Yaya

Slightly higher up on the girls’ side I spotted Armance, used 6 times. It’s both a river in France and a romance novel by French writer Stendhal (born Marie-Henri Beyle).

Sources: Liste des prénoms – Paris Data, Les prénoms les plus donnés à Paris en 2015

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

Popular baby names in Germany, 2015

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According to data from the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (Association for German Language), the most popular baby names in Germany in 2015 were Mia and Jonas.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Mia
2. Emma
3. Hanna/Hannah
4. Sophia/Sofia
5. Anna
6. Emilia
7. Mila
8. Lea/Leah
9. Lina
10. Lena		1. Jonas
2. Maximilian
3. Ben
4. Luca/Luka
5. Leon/Léon
6. Louis/Luis
7. Lukas/Lucas
8. Elias
9. Felix
10. Noah/Noa

In the girls’ top 10, Mila replaced Marie.

In the boys’ top 10, Elias replaced Paul.

Hanna/Hannah and Luis/Louis were the #1 names (and Jonas was down in 7th) in 2014.

One interesting baby name bestowed in Germany in 2015 was “Gretchen Schneewittchen,” or “Gretchen Snow White,” discovered by name researcher Knud Bielefeld. It may have been inspired by Grimm World, the Brothers Grimm museum that opened in Kassel, Germany, in 2015.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Germany (public domain)