Lou-Anne
How to say it: loo-AN · /luˈan/
Compound of Lou (famous battle) and Anne (grace) - modern French hyphenated variant of Louane.
Lou-Anne was the 14,586th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #13,233 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #14,586 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 663,068 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.0 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #13,233 |
| In France, 2025 | #309 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lou-Anne peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Lou
- Loulou
- Anne
Honouring a Lou-Anne in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lou-Anne is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in French, German, Hebrew.
In France: #309 for girls in 2025.
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