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Lewis

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Renowned fighter. Form of Louis.
Renowned fighter; a form of Louis

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lewis

Pronunciation

le-wis

Famous People

Author Lewis Carroll

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #71, 2,712 births); most recent 2025 (rank #433, 736 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #1605, 23 births); most recent 2004 (rank #14167, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025736–
2024728–
2023648–
2022622–
2021607–
2020588–
2019507–
2018510–
2017521–
2016592–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #13, 4,916 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 216 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025216
2024228
2023289
2022335
2021419
2020478
2019550
2018619
2017790
2016884

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #236, 269 births); most recent 2023 (rank #250, 229 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023229
2022269
2021234
2020212
2019208
2018185
2017176
2016144
2015131
2014102

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #126, 59 births); most recent 2025 (rank #418, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20258
202415
202318
202222
202141
202028
201937
201847
201750
201638

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #1, 818 births); most recent 2025 (rank #22, 151 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025151
2024136
2023180
2022234
2021254
2020224
2019280
2018298
2017356
2016321

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #20, 139 births); most recent 2025 (rank #114, 20 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202520
202416
202315
202211
202118
202028
201921
201830
201734
201645

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #167, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #144, 24 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202324
202217
202126
202021
201916
201811
20179
201616
201521
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence