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Lewis is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 155,889 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 155,019 as boys and 870 as girls. Lewis gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #489 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 728
2023 648
2022 622
2021 607
2020 588
2019 507
2018 510
2017 521
2016 592
2015 495
2014 463
2013 389
2012 378
2011 371
2010 326
2009 326
2008 386
2007 339
2006 333
2005 328
2004 343
2003 324
2002 353
2001 339
2000 356
1999 412
1998 354
1997 372
1996 428
1995 378
1994 432
1993 460
1992 544
1991 574
1990 579
1989 560
1988 576
1987 580
1986 590
1985 559
1984 566
1983 602
1982 601
1981 621
1980 645
1979 711
1978 634
1977 671
1976 690
1975 670
1974 716
1973 755
1972 800
1971 943
1970 1,011
1969 957
1968 972
1967 1,066
1966 1,066
1965 1,117
1964 1,261
1963 1,290
1962 1,282
1961 1,348
1960 1,408
1959 1,548
1958 1,675
1957 1,672
1956 1,782
1955 1,793
1954 1,846
1953 1,858
1952 2,006
1951 2,007
1950 2,028
1949 2,091
1948 2,151
1947 2,453
1946 2,160
1945 1,848
1944 2,061
1943 2,194
1942 2,190
1941 1,984
1940 1,908
1939 1,866
1938 1,893
1937 1,848
1936 1,862
1935 1,986
1934 2,076
1933 2,048
1932 2,129
1931 2,174
1930 2,261
1929 2,240
1928 2,361
1927 2,517
1926 2,464
1925 2,592
1924 2,684
1923 2,629
1922 2,575
1921 2,731
1920 2,698
1919 2,450
1918 2,610
1917 2,500
1916 2,383
1915 2,314
1914 1,780
1913 1,393
1912 1,255
1911 664
1910 562
1909 484
1908 489
1907 427
1906 365
1905 390
1904 402
1903 340
1902 385
1901 309
1900 469
1899 352
1898 352
1897 383
1896 386
1895 382
1894 359
1893 364
1892 405
1891 357
1890 375
1889 414
1888 412
1887 343
1886 431
1885 437
1884 476
1883 431
1882 441
1881 439
1880 517