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Lew Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lew?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Lew has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 389, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 55 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Lew was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Lew, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1909-1912, 1913-1917, 1922-1925, 1928-1931, 1944-1947, and 1954-1957, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1925-1928, 1961-1964, and 1970-1973.

Lew's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Lew be?

The popularity trend for Lew has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Lew for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Lew is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Lew has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Lew (Girl)Lew (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- 6 11,570
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- 5 9,926
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- 5 9,279
1991 < 5 -- 8 6,287
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- 5 8,699
1988 < 5 -- 6 6,919
1987 < 5 -- 6 6,618
1986 < 5 -- 10 4,329
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- 5 6,928
1983 < 5 -- 10 4,034
1982 < 5 -- 6 6,091
1981 < 5 -- 12 3,531
1980 < 5 -- 12 3,536
1979 < 5 -- 8 4,666
1978 < 5 -- 8 4,403
1977 < 5 -- 6 5,557
1976 < 5 -- 8 4,249
1975 < 5 -- 10 3,573
1974 < 5 -- 7 4,440
1973 < 5 -- 11 3,144
1972 < 5 -- 12 2,934
1971 < 5 -- 15 2,510
1970 < 5 -- 21 1,968
1969 < 5 -- 23 1,752
1968 < 5 -- 22 1,715
1967 < 5 -- 20 1,792
1966 < 5 -- 11 2,560
1965 < 5 -- 23 1,651
1964 < 5 -- 18 1,945
1963 < 5 -- 29 1,466
1962 < 5 -- 32 1,395
1961 < 5 -- 34 1,377
1960 < 5 -- 37 1,309
1959 < 5 -- 55 1,043
1958 < 5 -- 47 1,125
1957 5 6,625 54 1,035
1956 5 6,471 35 1,311
1955 < 5 -- 35 1,287
1954 < 5 -- 31 1,374
1953 < 5 -- 37 1,235
1952 < 5 -- 35 1,262
1951 < 5 -- 32 1,319
1950 < 5 -- 33 1,267
1949 < 5 -- 26 1,449
1948 < 5 -- 25 1,477
1947 < 5 -- 42 1,132
1946 < 5 -- 36 1,171
1945 < 5 -- 30 1,215
1944 < 5 -- 28 1,277
1943 < 5 -- 31 1,254
1942 < 5 -- 27 1,344
1941 < 5 -- 35 1,119
1940 < 5 -- 33 1,172
1939 < 5 -- 30 1,211
1938 < 5 -- 31 1,187
1937 < 5 -- 28 1,280
1936 < 5 -- 30 1,216
1935 < 5 -- 30 1,241
1934 < 5 -- 31 1,205
1933 < 5 -- 28 1,267
1932 < 5 -- 31 1,226
1931 < 5 -- 35 1,163
1930 < 5 -- 26 1,448
1929 5 4,965 22 1,588
1928 < 5 -- 15 2,114
1927 < 5 -- 22 1,676
1926 < 5 -- 24 1,541
1925 < 5 -- 34 1,241
1924 < 5 -- 28 1,439
1923 < 5 -- 25 1,528
1922 < 5 -- 20 1,799
1921 < 5 -- 29 1,404
1920 < 5 -- 19 1,851
1919 < 5 -- 14 2,209
1918 < 5 -- 32 1,248
1917 < 5 -- 33 1,190
1916 < 5 -- 29 1,255
1915 < 5 -- 26 1,328
1914 < 5 -- 20 1,372
1913 < 5 -- 18 1,231
1912 < 5 -- 21 1,013
1911 < 5 -- 10 1,166
1910 < 5 -- 9 1,171
1909 < 5 -- 5 1,596
1908 < 5 -- 17 647
1907 < 5 -- 8 1,056
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- 5 1,340
1904 < 5 -- 6 1,147
1903 < 5 -- 5 1,227
1902 < 5 -- 10 775
1901 < 5 -- 6 1,009
1900 < 5 -- 7 1,119
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 11 705
1895 < 5 -- 9 773
1894 < 5 -- 9 764
1893 < 5 -- 8 805
1892 < 5 -- 11 663
1891 < 5 -- 9 677
1890 < 5 -- 9 708
1889 < 5 -- 9 702
1888 < 5 -- 9 732
1887 < 5 -- 13 502
1886 < 5 -- 7 811
1885 < 5 -- 18 431
1884 < 5 -- 15 499
1883 < 5 -- 11 576
1882 < 5 -- 16 461
1881 < 5 -- 9 629
1880 < 5 -- 20 389

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.