Lewis

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #433 for boys in 2025, 736 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 517 births
Debut · boys
517 births
In top 100 · boys
56 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
155,766
since 1880

Lewis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #30, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#433736
2024—#431734
2023—#470648
2022—#489623
2021—#485609
2020—#497588
2019—#556507
2018—#547510
2017—#542521
2016—#506592
2015—#568495
2014—#594463
2013—#634389
2012—#636378
2011—#630371
2010—#714326
2009—#725326
2008—#636386
2007—#694340
2006—#678333
2005—#656328
2004#14,1796#624338
2003—#633324
2002—#591353
2001—#588339
2000—#572357
1999—#516412
1998—#555354
1997—#534372
1996—#493428
1995—#521378
1994—#487432
1993—#458460
1992—#412544
1991—#395574
1990—#398579
1989—#391560
1988#11,7985#358571
1987#8,7787#346573
1986#7,1349#335581
1985—#341559
1984#6,29110#334556
1983#7,3128#322593
1982#8,2247#321594
1981#5,25413#313608
1980—#305646
1979#6,18910#287701
1978#6,3859#299625
1977#8,4446#294665
1976#5,21511#281679
1975#5,51610#290660
1974#5,7769#270706
1973#6,6667#260748
1972—#253799
1971#5,5439#244935
1970#4,49212#236999
1969#3,61915#239943
1968#4,48910#230961
1967#6,8045#2131,061
1966#4,19810#2141,056
1965—#2161,117
1964#3,69213#2171,248
1963#5,8916#2171,285
1962#5,8606#2161,276
1961#4,23910#2121,338
1960#4,18410#2041,398
1959#3,25414#1921,534
1958#5,4086#1771,669
1957—#1821,672
1956#3,04815#1681,767
1955#3,57111#1601,782
1954#4,2788#1561,838
1953#5,0406#1551,852
1952#3,37211#1451,995
1951#3,48210#1351,997
1950—#1322,027
1949#3,39310#1322,081
1948#3,8838#1302,143
1947#2,76914#1182,439
1946#4,4176#1182,154
1945#2,59812#1231,836
1944#2,09617#1122,044
1943#2,55813#1152,181
1942#2,98610#1122,180
1941#2,66811#1091,973
1940#3,2088#1071,900
1939#2,73610#1061,856
1938#2,57911#1091,882
1937#2,44812#1041,836
1936#3,3767#1011,855
1935#2,43912#981,974
1934#2,18714#942,062
1933#2,54011#912,037
1932#1,95717#912,112
1931#2,20514#872,160
1930#1,93418#872,243
1929#2,58712#842,228
1928#1,78422#862,339
1927#1,93520#822,497
1926#1,93220#822,444
1925#2,37815#792,577
1924#2,51414#772,670
1923#2,91711#742,618
1922#1,95720#752,555
1921#2,04819#712,712
1920#3,09710#722,688
1919#1,80121#742,429
1918#2,10217#742,593
1917#1,60523#702,477
1916#3,0319#712,374
1915#3,4347#702,307
1914#1,89613#721,767
1913#2,1649#721,384
1912#2,1448#681,247
1911#1,54510#66654
1910#1,9357#65555
1909#1,7637#64477
1908—#61489
1907—#66427
1906—#69365
1905#1,6966#65384
1904—#59402
1903#1,7925#65335
1902—#58385
1901—#63309
1900—#52469
1899—#54352
1898—#62352
1897#1,5555#54378
1896—#56386
1895#1,5925#57377
1894—#59359
1893—#57364
1892#1,2786#55399
1891—#50357
1890—#51375
1889—#47414
1888—#50412
1887—#49343
1886—#43431
1885—#42437
1884—#39476
1883—#38431
1882—#38441
1881—#35439
1880—#30517
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lewis was already there! It came in at #30, and was given to 517 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1907, when fewer than 430 boys a year got the name.

Where Lewis is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #156 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,194 boysMEVermont: #97 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 568 boysVTNew Hampshire: #133 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,038 boysNHWashington: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,970 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,112 boysMNIllinois: #218 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,072 boysILWisconsin: #223 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,914 boysWIMichigan: #206 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,899 boysMINew York: #184 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,482 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,604 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedRIOregon: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,873 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,381 boysIAIndiana: #178 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,404 boysINOhio: #180 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,467 boysOHPennsylvania: #146 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,271 boysPANew Jersey: #179 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,694 boysNJConnecticut: #152 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,472 boysCTCalifornia: #216 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,546 boysCAUtah: #186 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,170 boysUTColorado: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,223 boysCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #224 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,944 boysMOKentucky: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,088 boysKYWest Virginia: #105 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 566 boysWVVirginia: #96 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 453 boysVAMaryland: #159 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMDDelaware: #84 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 432 boysDEArizona: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,541 boysAZNew Mexico: #182 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 987 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,672 boysKSArkansas: #126 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 658 boysARTennessee: #129 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 787 boysTNNorth Carolina: #134 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 750 boysNCSouth Carolina: #134 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 660 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #157 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 933 boysDCOklahoma: #146 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 788 boysOKLouisiana: #283 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,136 boysLAMississippi: #127 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 614 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 579 boysALGeorgia: #111 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 538 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedHITexas: #218 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,238 boysTXFlorida: #145 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 783 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#84 · 1 in 432
  2. Virginia#96 · 1 in 453
  3. Vermont#97 · 1 in 568
  4. West Virginia#105 · 1 in 566
  5. Georgia#111 · 1 in 538

Best ever in a state: #29 in Florida, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#84121 in 432
Virginia#96961 in 453
Vermont#9771 in 568
West Virginia#105381 in 566
Georgia#111901 in 538
Alabama#118661 in 579
Arkansas#126301 in 658
Mississippi#127441 in 614
Tennessee#129511 in 787
New Hampshire#13361 in 1,038
Alaska#13451 in 630
North Carolina#134701 in 750
South Carolina#134441 in 660
Florida#145661 in 783
Oklahoma#146301 in 788
Pennsylvania#146971 in 1,271
Connecticut#152181 in 1,472
Maine#15691 in 1,194
District of Columbia#157161 in 933
Kentucky#157331 in 1,088
Maryland#159291 in 1,108
Massachusetts#171221 in 2,604
Indiana#178391 in 1,404
New Jersey#179361 in 1,694
Ohio#180781 in 1,467
New Mexico#182131 in 987
New York#1841221 in 1,482
Colorado#185171 in 1,223
Utah#186101 in 1,170
Michigan#206521 in 1,899
California#2161131 in 1,546
Illinois#218551 in 2,072
Oregon#21891 in 1,873
Texas#218991 in 1,238
Kansas#220141 in 1,672
Washington#222161 in 1,970
Wisconsin#223161 in 2,914
Missouri#224251 in 1,944
Arizona#243101 in 1,541
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Iowa#26491 in 3,381
Louisiana#283201 in 2,136
Minnesota#29381 in 5,112
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lewis
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#431 → #433)
  • 64 spots since 2020 (#497 → #433)
  • 135 spots since 2015 (#568 → #433)
  • Biggest jump: 84 spots in 2011 (#714 → #630)
  • Biggest drop: 89 spots in 2009 (#636 → #725)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #30 (517 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1880–1935
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 214
  • Highest: 1 in 214 boys born in 1880 were named Lewis (0.47%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,321 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 16.3% of all boys named Lewis (25,328) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,341#30 (1880)#41
1890s3,699#50 (1891)#56
1900s4,042#52 (1900)#62
1910s17,787#65 (1910)#70
1920s25,328#71 (1921)#78
1930s20,017#87 (1930)#97
1940s20,931#107 (1940)#118
1950s18,133#132 (1950)#160
1960s11,683#204 (1960)#218
1970s7,517#236 (1970)#271
1980s5,841#305 (1980)#337
1990s4,533#395 (1991)#477
2000s3,424#572 (2000)#640
2010s4,552#506 (2016)#593
2020s3,938#431 (2024)#468

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lewis in 1958

girls
#5,408
6 births · 1 in 335,270 girls
boys
#177
1,669 births · 1 in 1,272 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #5,408Lewis6

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #177Lewis1,669
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 335,270 of them was named Lewis, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lewis
  1. #4,890Zell7
  2. #4,890Zenia7
  3. #4,890Zettie7
  4. #5,408Lewis6
  5. #5,408Adah6
  6. #5,408Adriann6
  7. #5,408Alayna6
  8. #6,103Abigale5
  9. #6,103Adalia5
  10. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 694 names at #5,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,272 of them was named Lewis, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lewis
  1. #174Neil1,711
  2. #175Dwight1,697
  3. #175Ron1,697
  4. #177Lewis1,669
  5. #178Manuel1,660
  6. #179Floyd1,627
  7. #180Allan1,604
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →