Is Lew a boy or girl name?

Lew is a boy’s name. Of the 2,208 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Lew

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Lew was most popular in 1957, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,266 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,208 people named Lew.

Lew over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lew’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lew a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lew is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 2,208 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org