Lewis
Lewis is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages.
Meaning & Origin of Lewis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lewis is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages.
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The Story of Lewis
Lewis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 517 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 2,712 Lewiss were born — ranking #71 that year. As of 2026, Lewis ranks #428 for baby boys with 735 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 156K Lewiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lewis
Lewis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 156K births in the dataset. Lewis's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #30. Use the chart and map above to compare Lewis'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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