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
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 517 births
- Debut · boys
- 517 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 56 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 155,766since 1880
Lewis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #433 | 736 | |
| 2024 | — | #431 | 734 | |
| 2023 | — | #470 | 648 | |
| 2022 | — | #489 | 623 | |
| 2021 | — | #485 | 609 | |
| 2020 | — | #497 | 588 | |
| 2019 | — | #556 | 507 | |
| 2018 | — | #547 | 510 | |
| 2017 | — | #542 | 521 | |
| 2016 | — | #506 | 592 | |
| 2015 | — | #568 | 495 | |
| 2014 | — | #594 | 463 | |
| 2013 | — | #634 | 389 | |
| 2012 | — | #636 | 378 | |
| 2011 | — | #630 | 371 | |
| 2010 | — | #714 | 326 | |
| 2009 | — | #725 | 326 | |
| 2008 | — | #636 | 386 | |
| 2007 | — | #694 | 340 | |
| 2006 | — | #678 | 333 | |
| 2005 | — | #656 | 328 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #624 | 338 |
| 2003 | — | #633 | 324 | |
| 2002 | — | #591 | 353 | |
| 2001 | — | #588 | 339 | |
| 2000 | — | #572 | 357 | |
| 1999 | — | #516 | 412 | |
| 1998 | — | #555 | 354 | |
| 1997 | — | #534 | 372 | |
| 1996 | — | #493 | 428 | |
| 1995 | — | #521 | 378 | |
| 1994 | — | #487 | 432 | |
| 1993 | — | #458 | 460 | |
| 1992 | — | #412 | 544 | |
| 1991 | — | #395 | 574 | |
| 1990 | — | #398 | 579 | |
| 1989 | — | #391 | 560 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #358 | 571 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #346 | 573 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #335 | 581 |
| 1985 | — | #341 | 559 | |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #334 | 556 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #322 | 593 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #321 | 594 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #313 | 608 |
| 1980 | — | #305 | 646 | |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #287 | 701 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #299 | 625 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #294 | 665 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #281 | 679 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #290 | 660 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #270 | 706 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #260 | 748 |
| 1972 | — | #253 | 799 | |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #244 | 935 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #236 | 999 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #239 | 943 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #230 | 961 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #213 | 1,061 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #214 | 1,056 |
| 1965 | — | #216 | 1,117 | |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #217 | 1,248 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #217 | 1,285 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #216 | 1,276 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #212 | 1,338 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #204 | 1,398 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #192 | 1,534 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #177 | 1,669 |
| 1957 | — | #182 | 1,672 | |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #168 | 1,767 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #160 | 1,782 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #156 | 1,838 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #155 | 1,852 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #145 | 1,995 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #135 | 1,997 |
| 1950 | — | #132 | 2,027 | |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #132 | 2,081 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #130 | 2,143 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #118 | 2,439 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #118 | 2,154 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #123 | 1,836 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #112 | 2,044 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #115 | 2,181 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #112 | 2,180 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #109 | 1,973 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #107 | 1,900 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #106 | 1,856 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #109 | 1,882 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #104 | 1,836 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #101 | 1,855 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #98 | 1,974 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #94 | 2,062 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #91 | 2,037 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #91 | 2,112 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #87 | 2,160 |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | #87 | 2,243 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #84 | 2,228 |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | #86 | 2,339 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #82 | 2,497 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #82 | 2,444 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #79 | 2,577 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #77 | 2,670 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #74 | 2,618 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | #75 | 2,555 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | #71 | 2,712 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #72 | 2,688 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #74 | 2,429 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #74 | 2,593 |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 | #70 | 2,477 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #71 | 2,374 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #70 | 2,307 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #72 | 1,767 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #72 | 1,384 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #68 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #66 | 654 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #65 | 555 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #64 | 477 |
| 1908 | — | #61 | 489 | |
| 1907 | — | #66 | 427 | |
| 1906 | — | #69 | 365 | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #65 | 384 |
| 1904 | — | #59 | 402 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #65 | 335 |
| 1902 | — | #58 | 385 | |
| 1901 | — | #63 | 309 | |
| 1900 | — | #52 | 469 | |
| 1899 | — | #54 | 352 | |
| 1898 | — | #62 | 352 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #54 | 378 |
| 1896 | — | #56 | 386 | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #57 | 377 |
| 1894 | — | #59 | 359 | |
| 1893 | — | #57 | 364 | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #55 | 399 |
| 1891 | — | #50 | 357 | |
| 1890 | — | #51 | 375 | |
| 1889 | — | #47 | 414 | |
| 1888 | — | #50 | 412 | |
| 1887 | — | #49 | 343 | |
| 1886 | — | #43 | 431 | |
| 1885 | — | #42 | 437 | |
| 1884 | — | #39 | 476 | |
| 1883 | — | #38 | 431 | |
| 1882 | — | #38 | 441 | |
| 1881 | — | #35 | 439 | |
| 1880 | — | #30 | 517 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#140 · 1 in 1,069
- South Carolina#143 · 1 in 752
- Virginia#157 · 1 in 1,040
- Tennessee#163 · 1 in 1,133
- Mississippi#179 · 1 in 1,051
Best ever in a state: #29 in Florida, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #140 | 13 | 1 in 1,069 |
| South Carolina | #143 | 28 | 1 in 752 |
| Virginia | #157 | 32 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Tennessee | #163 | 29 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Mississippi | #179 | 18 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Georgia | #185 | 35 | 1 in 1,122 |
| North Carolina | #187 | 31 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 16 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Connecticut | #205 | 10 | 1 in 1,731 |
| New Jersey | #206 | 28 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Ohio | #210 | 42 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Alabama | #211 | 19 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Pennsylvania | #219 | 32 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Kentucky | #233 | 12 | 1 in 2,346 |
| Michigan | #242 | 29 | 1 in 2,311 |
| Missouri | #249 | 16 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Washington | #256 | 12 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Florida | #265 | 29 | 1 in 1,888 |
| Maryland | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,518 |
| New Mexico | #285 | 6 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Oregon | #287 | 7 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Utah | #287 | 7 | 1 in 2,716 |
| Kansas | #290 | 6 | 1 in 2,805 |
| Iowa | #305 | 5 | 1 in 4,433 |
| Arkansas | #307 | 6 | 1 in 2,656 |
| New York | #335 | 36 | 1 in 3,084 |
| Colorado | #355 | 6 | 1 in 3,628 |
| Texas | #355 | 45 | 1 in 2,740 |
| Wisconsin | #359 | 6 | 1 in 5,755 |
| Louisiana | #374 | 13 | 1 in 2,684 |
| Illinois | #379 | 22 | 1 in 3,807 |
| California | #386 | 48 | 1 in 3,744 |
| Arizona | #399 | 6 | 1 in 3,488 |
| Indiana | #461 | 6 | 1 in 6,844 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #30 (517 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1880–1935
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 214 boys born in 1880 were named Lewis (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,321 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 16.3% of all boys named Lewis (25,328) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,341 | #30 (1880) | #41 |
| 1890s | 3,699 | #50 (1891) | #56 |
| 1900s | 4,042 | #52 (1900) | #62 |
| 1910s | 17,787 | #65 (1910) | #70 |
| 1920s | 25,328 | #71 (1921) | #78 |
| 1930s | 20,017 | #87 (1930) | #97 |
| 1940s | 20,931 | #107 (1940) | #118 |
| 1950s | 18,133 | #132 (1950) | #160 |
| 1960s | 11,683 | #204 (1960) | #218 |
| 1970s | 7,517 | #236 (1970) | #271 |
| 1980s | 5,841 | #305 (1980) | #337 |
| 1990s | 4,533 | #395 (1991) | #477 |
| 2000s | 3,424 | #572 (2000) | #640 |
| 2010s | 4,552 | #506 (2016) | #593 |
| 2020s | 3,938 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 160,527 of them was named Lewis, which outranked 48.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,751Ysenia11
- #5,751Zana11
- #5,751Zarah11
- #6,189Lewis10
- #6,189Adonica10
- #6,189Adraine10
- #6,189Adrena10
- #6,696Abril9
- #6,696Adalia9
- #6,696Adel9
Tied with 506 names at #6,189; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 2,456 of them was named Lewis, which outranked 95.9% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.