Lewis Name Popularity

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How popular is Lewis?

Ranking 546th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Lewis is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Position 30, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 2,712 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Lewis in any given year was 309 in 1901.

Lewis, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1905-1916, 1939-1942, and 1944-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1956-1960, 1962-1966, 1969-1972, and 1990-1993.

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

How popular will Lewis be?

The popularity trend for Lewis has been moving upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Lewis has risen.

The name Lewis still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Lewis (Girl)		Lewis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	506	546
2017		< 5	--	518	542
2016		< 5	--	589	507
2015		< 5	--	494	568
2014		< 5	--	463	594
2013		< 5	--	386	639
2012		< 5	--	377	636
2011		< 5	--	370	630
2010		< 5	--	325	715
2009		< 5	--	325	724
2008		< 5	--	385	639
2007		< 5	--	338	695
2006		< 5	--	331	680
2005		< 5	--	328	657
2004		6	15,254	334	632
2003		< 5	--	321	640
2002		< 5	--	350	594
2001		< 5	--	338	592
2000		< 5	--	355	573
1999		< 5	--	412	515
1998		< 5	--	353	559
1997		< 5	--	372	535
1996		< 5	--	428	494
1995		< 5	--	378	521
1994		< 5	--	432	487
1993		< 5	--	459	458
1992		< 5	--	544	413
1991		< 5	--	574	395
1990		< 5	--	579	398
1989		< 5	--	560	391
1988		5	12,971	570	359
1987		7	9,359	571	346
1986		9	7,457	581	335
1985		< 5	--	559	341
1984		10	6,560	555	334
1983		8	7,709	593	322
1982		7	8,764	593	322
1981		13	5,445	608	313
1980		< 5	--	645	306
1979		10	6,466	701	287
1978		9	6,687	625	299
1977		6	9,118	665	294
1976		11	5,421	679	280
1975		10	5,782	659	291
1974		9	6,020	708	270
1973		7	7,085	749	260
1972		< 5	--	802	253
1971		9	5,792	933	246
1970		12	4,641	1,001	236
1969		15	3,704	945	238
1968		10	4,649	963	230
1967		5	7,362	1,061	213
1966		10	4,347	1,055	214
1965		< 5	--	1,117	216
1964		13	3,801	1,249	217
1963		6	6,262	1,282	217
1962		6	6,241	1,279	216
1961		10	4,400	1,333	212
1960		10	4,323	1,394	204
1959		14	3,355	1,536	193
1958		6	5,803	1,668	177
1957		< 5	--	1,670	182
1956		15	3,124	1,765	168
1955		11	3,684	1,779	160
1954		8	4,479	1,837	156
1953		6	5,396	1,853	154
1952		11	3,476	1,994	145
1951		10	3,618	1,998	135
1950		< 5	--	2,028	133
1949		10	3,513	2,080	132
1948		8	4,066	2,143	130
1947		14	2,840	2,440	118
1946		6	4,735	2,154	118
1945		12	2,680	1,835	123
1944		17	2,158	2,042	112
1943		13	2,639	2,179	115
1942		10	3,108	2,181	112
1941		11	2,766	1,972	109
1940		8	3,380	1,900	107
1939		10	2,833	1,856	107
1938		11	2,671	1,882	109
1937		12	2,515	1,836	104
1936		7	3,571	1,855	101
1935		12	2,505	1,971	98
1934		14	2,245	2,063	94
1933		11	2,618	2,037	91
1932		17	1,998	2,112	92
1931		14	2,260	2,157	87
1930		18	1,988	2,246	87
1929		12	2,663	2,227	84
1928		22	1,812	2,339	86
1927		20	1,985	2,496	82
1926		20	1,962	2,445	82
1925		15	2,446	2,577	79
1924		14	2,608	2,670	77
1923		11	3,033	2,618	74
1922		20	1,994	2,555	75
1921		19	2,084	2,712	71
1920		10	3,236	2,687	72
1919		21	1,826	2,430	74
1918		17	2,157	2,593	74
1917		23	1,624	2,477	70
1916		9	3,157	2,374	71
1915		7	3,631	2,307	70
1914		13	1,964	1,767	72
1913		9	2,246	1,384	72
1912		8	2,260	1,247	68
1911		10	1,605	654	66
1910		7	2,034	555	65
1909		7	1,879	477	65
1908		< 5	--	489	61
1907		< 5	--	427	66
1906		< 5	--	365	69
1905		6	1,820	384	65
1904		< 5	--	402	59
1903		5	1,945	335	65
1902		< 5	--	385	59
1901		< 5	--	309	63
1900		< 5	--	469	52
1899		< 5	--	352	54
1898		< 5	--	352	62
1897		5	1,679	378	55
1896		< 5	--	386	56
1895		5	1,725	377	58
1894		< 5	--	359	59
1893		< 5	--	364	57
1892		6	1,369	399	55
1891		< 5	--	357	50
1890		< 5	--	375	51
1889		< 5	--	414	47
1888		< 5	--	412	50
1887		< 5	--	343	49
1886		< 5	--	431	43
1885		< 5	--	437	42
1884		< 5	--	476	39
1883		< 5	--	431	38
1882		< 5	--	441	39
1881		< 5	--	439	35
1880		< 5	--	517	30

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.