Lewie
Lewie is an English surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter Lewie Coyle, English football player Lewie G. Merritt (1897–1974), American major general Lewie Gold, member of Captain Beyond Lewie Diaz, a fictional character in the Disney series, Stuck in the Middle Lewie Hardage Lewie Steinberg (1933–2016), American musician
Meaning & Origin of Lewie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lewie is an English surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter Lewie Coyle, English football player Lewie G. Merritt (1897–1974), American major general Lewie Gold, member of Captain Beyond Lewie Diaz, a fictional character in the Disney series, Stuck in the Middle Lewie Hardage Lewie Steinberg (1933–2016), American musician
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The Story of Lewie
Lewie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 25 Lewies were born — ranking #1,344 that year. As of 2026, Lewie ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 870 Lewies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lewie
Lewie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 870 births in the dataset. Lewie's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Lewie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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