Name Legacy

Lewis

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Lewis was most popular in 1921, when 2,731 American babies were given the name — ranking #174 that year. In 2025 it ranked #865, with 736 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 156,636 people named Lewis.

Most popular in1921
Rank that year#174
Births that year2,731
Total since 1880156,636

Lewis over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lewis’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Origin

Germanic · form of Louis, "famous warrior"

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