Lois

Where Lois comes from

From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lois
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #211 among girls — 53 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1927
    Lois Maxwell born
    Canadian actress
  3. 1929
    Peak, #17
    10,295 babies named Lois — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1948
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #70.
  5. 1949
    Lois McMaster Bujold born
    American novelist
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Lois McMaster Bujold · American novelist, born 1949
  • Lois Maxwell · Canadian actress, 1927–2007
  • Lois Lowry · American writer, born 1937
  • Lois Weber · American actor/film director, 1879–1939
  • Lois Chiles · American actress and model, born 1947

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.