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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedNHWashington: #332 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,579 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: #257 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,121 boysMNIllinois: #659 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,427 boysILWisconsin: #448 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,491 boysWIMichigan: #430 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,572 boysMINew York: #667 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,892 boysNYMassachusetts: #631 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,986 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,835 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: #458 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,254 boysIAIndiana: #446 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,410 boysINOhio: #475 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,173 boysOHPennsylvania: #478 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,199 boysPANew Jersey: #856 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,990 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #720 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 6,087 boysCAUtah: #369 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,656 boysUTColorado: #621 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,899 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,022 boysMOKentucky: #494 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,182 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #451 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,821 boysVAMaryland: #509 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,136 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedDEArizona: #545 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,417 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedNMKansas: #451 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,259 boysKSArkansas: #456 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,433 boysARTennessee: #451 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,591 boysTNNorth Carolina: #688 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,170 boysNCSouth Carolina: #347 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,651 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #698 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,130 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedMSAlabama: #534 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,301 boysALGeorgia: #759 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,501 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lewis, so not publishedHITexas: #863 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 7,462 boysTXFlorida: #791 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,001 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#257 · 1 in 1,121
  2. Washington#332 · 1 in 1,579
  3. South Carolina#347 · 1 in 1,651
  4. Utah#369 · 1 in 1,656
  5. Missouri#381 · 1 in 2,022

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#257251 in 1,121
Washington#332231 in 1,579
South Carolina#347131 in 1,651
Utah#369131 in 1,656
Missouri#381161 in 2,022
Oregon#393101 in 1,835
Michigan#430191 in 2,572
Indiana#446151 in 2,410
Wisconsin#448111 in 2,491
Kansas#45171 in 2,259
Tennessee#451141 in 2,591
Virginia#451151 in 2,821
Arkansas#45661 in 2,433
Iowa#45871 in 2,254
Ohio#475191 in 3,173
Pennsylvania#478191 in 3,199
Kentucky#49471 in 3,182
Maryland#50991 in 3,136
Alabama#53471 in 3,301
Arizona#545111 in 3,417
Colorado#62171 in 3,899
Massachusetts#63161 in 4,986
Illinois#659151 in 4,427
New York#667211 in 4,892
North Carolina#688101 in 5,170
Oklahoma#69851 in 4,130
California#720381 in 6,087
Georgia#759101 in 5,501
Florida#791161 in 6,001
New Jersey#85661 in 6,990
Texas#863251 in 7,462
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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 2014

boys
#594
463 births · 1 in 4,149 boys

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #594Lewis463
More about 2014

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 4,149 of them was named Lewis, which outranked 95.8% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lewis
  1. #591Eddie465
  2. #591Kristopher465
  3. #591Tatum465
  4. #594Lewis463
  5. #595Alvin462
  6. #596Raphael461
  7. #596Wilson461
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →