Boys' name · peaked in 1880
Lewis name popularity since 1925
113,292 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lewis (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1951 or earlier, so the typical Lewis is about 75 years old in 2026. Lewis peaked in 1880 as the #30 name for boys, and it ranked #433 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 113,292
- Named Lewis, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #30 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #433
- for boys in 2025 (736 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 638 girls · 112,654 boys
- Most popular in
- West Virginia
- 2.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Lewis made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lewis births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Lewis peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, Lewis became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 5,120 baby boys to 1 in 3,210.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lewis's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lewis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lewis in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 89 | 12,085 | – |
| 1930s | 126 | 20,017 | #98 |
| 1940s | 109 | 20,931 | #123 |
| 1950s | 81 | 18,133 | #160 |
| 1960s | 85 | 11,683 | #216 |
| 1970s | 83 | 7,517 | #290 |
| 1980s | 59 | 5,841 | #341 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,533 | #521 |
| 2000s | 6 | 3,424 | #657 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,552 | #568 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,938 | #433 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.6% of babies named Lewis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Lewis is most popular
The index compares Lewis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lewis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2.62× | 2,552 |
| South Carolina | 2.46× | 3,823 |
| Virginia | 2.29× | 5,709 |
| Alabama | 1.91× | 3,738 |
| Georgia | 1.81× | 5,554 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lewis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lewis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lewis (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data