# Lewis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lewis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Lew, Lewy, Lewie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 156,636 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 155,766 / 870 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 69,771, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7 | 7,085 |
| 1974 | 9 | 6,021 |
| 1975 | 10 | 5,784 |
| 1976 | 11 | 5,420 |
| 1977 | 6 | 9,116 |
| 1978 | 9 | 6,689 |
| 1979 | 10 | 6,472 |
| 1981 | 13 | 5,445 |
| 1982 | 7 | 8,768 |
| 1983 | 8 | 7,712 |
| 1984 | 10 | 6,564 |
| 1986 | 9 | 7,460 |
| 1987 | 7 | 9,358 |
| 1988 | 5 | 12,977 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15,263 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 371 | 630 |
| 2012 | 378 | 636 |
| 2013 | 389 | 636 |
| 2014 | 463 | 594 |
| 2015 | 495 | 568 |
| 2016 | 592 | 506 |
| 2017 | 521 | 542 |
| 2018 | 510 | 548 |
| 2019 | 507 | 557 |
| 2020 | 588 | 497 |
| 2021 | 609 | 485 |
| 2022 | 623 | 489 |
| 2023 | 648 | 470 |
| 2024 | 734 | 432 |
| 2025 | 736 | 433 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,035 | 39 |
| 2012 | 1,654 | 43 |
| 2013 | 1,329 | 46 |
| 2014 | 1,236 | 46 |
| 2015 | 1,148 | 56 |
| 2016 | 884 | 75 |
| 2017 | 790 | 85 |
| 2018 | 619 | 104 |
| 2019 | 550 | 112 |
| 2020 | 478 | 116 |
| 2021 | 419 | 136 |
| 2022 | 335 | 156 |
| 2023 | 289 | 179 |
| 2024 | 228 | 216 |
| 2025 | 216 | 231 |

## People named Lewis

- Lewis Hamilton, British racing driver
- Martin Lewis Perl, American scientist (1927–2014)
- Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
- Lewis Hine, American sociologist and photographer (1874–1940)
- Lewis Holtby, German footballer (born 1990)
- Lewis Dunk, English association football player
- Lewis Gilbert, British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018)
- Lewis Cook, English association football player (born 1997)
- Lewis Stone, American actor (1879–1953)
- Lewis Baker, English association football player (born 1995)
- Lewis Cass, American politician (1782-1866)
- Lewis Pullman, American actor (born 1993)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.