The first name Lew

Lew last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 boys.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lew with other names.

In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Lew, the 13,142nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 55 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lew Wallace
  American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesm, 1827–1905
• Lew Hoad
  Australian tennis player (1934–1994)
• Lew Rockwell
  American libertarian author, editor, and political consultant, born 1944
• Lew Temple
  American actor, born 1967
• Lew Cody
  American actor (1884-1934)
• Lew Soloff
  American musician (1944-2015)
• Lew Wasserman
  American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002)
• Lew Beck
  American basketball player (1922–1970)
• Lew Landers
  American film and television director (1901–1962)
• Lew Harvey
  American actor (1887-1953)
• Lew Fields
  American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer (1867-1941)
• Lew Allen
  American Air Force general (1925-2010)

How popular is the name Lew?

In 2021, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Lew, ranking 4,789th.

Is Lew a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 2,208 US babies named Lew since 1880 were boys.

When was Lew most popular?

1959 in the United States, when 55 babies were named Lew, its highest rank at 1,041st.

How do you pronounce Lew?

Lew is /ljuː/, one syllable.

Is Lew also a surname?

Yes. Lew is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.