Lou - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Lou \lou\ is a variant of Lewis and Louis.

The baby name Lou sounds like Lee, La-, Le-, Leo, Lea, Le, Lew, Lleu, Loew, Louie and Lowe. Other similar baby names are Lon and Lot.

Lou is an uncommon male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Lou. Click here to compare Lou with related baby names.