Lou dog name
We found 313 dogs named Lou in the public pet registers of 17 places. Combining all places, Lou is the #458 dog name. 23% of dogs named Lou are female.
🐱 Lou is also a cat name (#660 for cats, 13 cats).
Lou as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #601 of 51,228 | 108 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #453 of 34,500 | 123 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #438 of 10,500 | 18 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #1,190 of 8,191 | 3 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #574 of 4,586 | 4 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #503 of 4,375 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #322 of 4,602 | 6 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #39 of 5,788 | 18 | 2025 |
| Laval Canada | #147 of 2,965 | 9 | 2017–2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #779 of 2,440 | 1 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #67 of 3,446 | 9 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #302 of 1,974 | 3 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Lou. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
64 female and 212 male dogs named Lou, in the places that record sex.
Lou over the years
Dogs named Lou per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Lou
Compared to all dogs, Lou is especially common among Dachshunds (2.6×), Terriers (1.9×) and Chihuahuas (1.9×).
Based on 225 dogs named Lou with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Lou as a baby name
Lou was the #1919 boys' name in the US in 2025 (81 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #12 for girls in France, #19 for boys in Belgium (Flanders), #39 for girls in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) and #67 for girls in Switzerland. See Lou as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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