Lois
#1,666 for girls in 2025, 124 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #10,799
Given to girls 99.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1929 · 10,295 births
- Debut · girls
- 53 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 332,950since 1880
Lois over time
Rank among girls' 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 | #1,666 | 124 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,681 | 121 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,586 | 132 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,684 | 124 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,721 | 120 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #1,841 | 106 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,687 | 124 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,692 | 122 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,614 | 134 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,743 | 119 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,872 | 109 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,967 | 101 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,047 | 94 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,511 | 72 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,589 | 70 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,396 | 80 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,295 | 85 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,328 | 82 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,206 | 87 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #2,607 | 65 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,301 | 73 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #2,028 | 85 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,013 | 84 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #2,038 | 76 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,774 | 88 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,595 | 100 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,625 | 94 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,550 | 98 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,583 | 96 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,653 | 91 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,740 | 85 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #1,453 | 109 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,605 | 93 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #1,326 | 117 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #1,239 | 120 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #1,274 | 110 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #1,157 | 123 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #1,118 | 129 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,044 | 135 | — | |
| 1983 | #983 | 148 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #880 | 175 | — | |
| 1981 | #835 | 187 | — | |
| 1980 | #966 | 153 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #878 | 174 | — | |
| 1978 | #767 | 201 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #819 | 183 | — | |
| 1976 | #762 | 189 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #674 | 222 | — | |
| 1974 | #566 | 284 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #539 | 311 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #506 | 343 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #447 | 460 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #426 | 517 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #401 | 565 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #340 | 669 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #315 | 755 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #278 | 918 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #249 | 1,204 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #231 | 1,408 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #216 | 1,580 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #201 | 1,783 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #183 | 2,103 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #175 | 2,269 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #162 | 2,485 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #154 | 2,626 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #145 | 2,877 | #1,837 | 19 |
| 1956 | #135 | 3,225 | #2,497 | 11 |
| 1955 | #124 | 3,418 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #109 | 3,952 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #91 | 4,219 | #1,709 | 20 |
| 1952 | #86 | 4,361 | #2,010 | 15 |
| 1951 | #85 | 4,533 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #83 | 4,504 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #73 | 4,915 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | #70 | 5,077 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #63 | 5,717 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #55 | 5,700 | #1,642 | 19 |
| 1945 | #48 | 5,148 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | #47 | 5,529 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1943 | #43 | 6,132 | #1,140 | 36 |
| 1942 | #44 | 6,406 | #923 | 52 |
| 1941 | #43 | 6,105 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1940 | #38 | 6,125 | #1,067 | 37 |
| 1939 | #35 | 6,034 | #846 | 52 |
| 1938 | #33 | 6,502 | #860 | 52 |
| 1937 | #29 | 6,932 | #942 | 44 |
| 1936 | #26 | 7,232 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | #21 | 7,990 | #822 | 57 |
| 1934 | #20 | 8,387 | #762 | 65 |
| 1933 | #19 | 8,655 | #677 | 76 |
| 1932 | #20 | 9,519 | #644 | 88 |
| 1931 | #20 | 9,348 | #677 | 78 |
| 1930 | #17 | 10,114 | #667 | 87 |
| 1929 | #17 | 10,295 | #705 | 77 |
| 1928 | #18 | 10,425 | #735 | 76 |
| 1927 | #19 | 10,505 | #716 | 82 |
| 1926 | #19 | 9,816 | #894 | 56 |
| 1925 | #18 | 9,573 | #809 | 67 |
| 1924 | #22 | 9,300 | #787 | 73 |
| 1923 | #27 | 7,814 | #755 | 75 |
| 1922 | #35 | 6,946 | #882 | 61 |
| 1921 | #38 | 6,899 | #780 | 74 |
| 1920 | #38 | 6,560 | #923 | 56 |
| 1919 | #40 | 5,976 | #730 | 76 |
| 1918 | #42 | 5,877 | #831 | 62 |
| 1917 | #43 | 5,485 | #833 | 59 |
| 1916 | #43 | 5,149 | #698 | 72 |
| 1915 | #47 | 4,775 | #725 | 67 |
| 1914 | #51 | 3,432 | #667 | 58 |
| 1913 | #59 | 2,560 | #648 | 47 |
| 1912 | #63 | 2,146 | #800 | 30 |
| 1911 | #68 | 1,508 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #76 | 1,271 | #782 | 15 |
| 1909 | #73 | 1,157 | #558 | 22 |
| 1908 | #80 | 1,023 | #657 | 16 |
| 1907 | #85 | 899 | #735 | 13 |
| 1906 | #88 | 799 | #590 | 16 |
| 1905 | #88 | 763 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #90 | 727 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #92 | 664 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #98 | 594 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #109 | 488 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #115 | 577 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #117 | 415 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #114 | 466 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #111 | 457 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #123 | 388 | — | |
| 1895 | #144 | 311 | — | |
| 1894 | #140 | 308 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #151 | 260 | — | |
| 1892 | #159 | 242 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #162 | 206 | — | |
| 1890 | #178 | 175 | — | |
| 1889 | #184 | 154 | — | |
| 1888 | #204 | 120 | — | |
| 1887 | #176 | 129 | — | |
| 1886 | #187 | 116 | — | |
| 1885 | #182 | 105 | — | |
| 1884 | #207 | 84 | — | |
| 1883 | #194 | 76 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #205 | 53 | — | |
| 1880 | #211 | 53 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lois was already there! It came in at #211, and was given to 53 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 77 girls a year got the name.
Where Lois is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#54 · 1 in 207
- North Dakota#71 · 1 in 269
- Minnesota#76 · 1 in 343
- Kentucky#81 · 1 in 335
- Wisconsin#86 · 1 in 385
Best ever in a state: #5 in Wyoming, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #54 | 36 | 1 in 207 |
| North Dakota | #71 | 25 | 1 in 269 |
| Minnesota | #76 | 108 | 1 in 343 |
| Kentucky | #81 | 100 | 1 in 335 |
| Wisconsin | #86 | 109 | 1 in 385 |
| Hawaii | #89 | 20 | 1 in 314 |
| Arkansas | #91 | 46 | 1 in 410 |
| New Jersey | #91 | 141 | 1 in 391 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 50 | 1 in 398 |
| Rhode Island | #93 | 18 | 1 in 467 |
| Iowa | #100 | 67 | 1 in 422 |
| Virginia | #104 | 87 | 1 in 475 |
| Connecticut | #105 | 48 | 1 in 491 |
| Massachusetts | #106 | 93 | 1 in 558 |
| Pennsylvania | #106 | 262 | 1 in 442 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 30 | 1 in 482 |
| Montana | #111 | 16 | 1 in 429 |
| Tennessee | #111 | 70 | 1 in 549 |
| Ohio | #119 | 188 | 1 in 571 |
| Kansas | #121 | 41 | 1 in 538 |
| Maryland | #122 | 53 | 1 in 556 |
| Oklahoma | #122 | 39 | 1 in 572 |
| Missouri | #124 | 75 | 1 in 597 |
| Maine | #125 | 18 | 1 in 538 |
| North Carolina | #126 | 81 | 1 in 639 |
| Louisiana | #127 | 65 | 1 in 606 |
| Delaware | #128 | 8 | 1 in 557 |
| Indiana | #128 | 84 | 1 in 601 |
| Michigan | #129 | 147 | 1 in 639 |
| New York | #130 | 261 | 1 in 631 |
| Vermont | #137 | 6 | 1 in 579 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 8 | 1 in 670 |
| Illinois | #143 | 142 | 1 in 739 |
| Alabama | #146 | 49 | 1 in 748 |
| Mississippi | #148 | 39 | 1 in 687 |
| Florida | #149 | 60 | 1 in 717 |
| Oregon | #152 | 23 | 1 in 701 |
| Texas | #158 | 155 | 1 in 741 |
| Georgia | #168 | 55 | 1 in 849 |
| Idaho | #173 | 9 | 1 in 697 |
| Utah | #176 | 13 | 1 in 811 |
| Arizona | #183 | 17 | 1 in 760 |
| District of Columbia | #183 | 14 | 1 in 966 |
| Washington | #186 | 31 | 1 in 924 |
| Colorado | #191 | 21 | 1 in 893 |
| South Carolina | #191 | 29 | 1 in 997 |
| California | #200 | 147 | 1 in 1,064 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 12 | 1 in 915 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Lois
- 15 spots since 2024 (#1,681 → #1,666)
- 175 spots since 2020 (#1,841 → #1,666)
- 206 spots since 2015 (#1,872 → #1,666)
- Biggest jump: 131 spots in 1981 (#966 → #835)
- Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1979 (#767 → #878)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1929 at #17 (10,295 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1902–1953
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1983
- Highest: 1 in 108 girls born in 1929 were named Lois (0.92%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,962 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.5% of all girls named Lois (88,133) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 954 | #176 (1887) | #196 |
| 1890s | 3,228 | #111 (1897) | #140 |
| 1900s | 7,691 | #73 (1909) | #92 |
| 1910s | 38,179 | #40 (1919) | #53 |
| 1920s | 88,133 | #17 (1929) | #25 |
| 1930s | 80,713 | #17 (1930) | #24 |
| 1940s | 56,854 | #38 (1940) | #52 |
| 1950s | 36,200 | #83 (1950) | #117 |
| 1960s | 13,254 | #175 (1960) | #259 |
| 1970s | 2,884 | #426 (1970) | #638 |
| 1980s | 1,397 | #835 (1981) | #1,082 |
| 1990s | 930 | #1,453 (1991) | #1,662 |
| 2000s | 783 | #2,013 (2001) | #2,285 |
| 2010s | 1,023 | #1,614 (2017) | #2,007 |
| 2020s | 727 | #1,586 (2023) | #1,697 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lois in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 623 of them was named Lois, which outranked 98.0% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 192,300 of them was named Lois, which outranked 44.0% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,361Winton12
- #2,361Wright12
- #2,361Zeb12
- #2,497Lois11
- #2,497Amon11
- #2,497Ancil11
- #2,497Angela11
- #2,628Aldon10
- #2,628Alpha10
- #2,628Andreas10
Tied with 130 names at #2,497; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.