Lew

Given to 2,208 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +331% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#12008

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 5

Peak year

1880

20 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,208

since 1880

Born a Lew? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Lew was most popular in 1880, when 20 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.18 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Lew, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 331%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	5	12008
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	12	6897
2022	<5	—	5	12330
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	6	10744
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
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2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
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2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	5	9015
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	5	8435
1991	<5	—	8	5942
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	5	7905
1988	<5	—	6	6426
1987	<5	—	6	6089
1986	<5	—	10	4130
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	10	3884
1982	<5	—	6	5619
1981	<5	—	12	3412
1980	<5	—	12	3430
1979	<5	—	8	4403
1978	<5	—	8	4157
1977	<5	—	6	5123
1976	<5	—	8	4012
1975	<5	—	10	3428
1974	<5	—	7	4190
1973	<5	—	11	3013
1972	<5	—	12	2819
1971	<5	—	15	2464
1970	<5	—	21	1939
1969	<5	—	23	1728
1968	<5	—	22	1695
1967	<5	—	20	1758
1966	<5	—	11	2465
1965	<5	—	23	1625
1964	<5	—	18	1900
1963	<5	—	29	1455
1962	<5	—	32	1387
1961	<5	—	34	1368
1960	<5	—	38	1273
1959	<5	—	55	1034
1958	<5	—	47	1114
1957	5	6086	54	1029
1956	5	5952	35	1298
1955	<5	—	35	1273
1954	<5	—	31	1361
1953	<5	—	37	1231
1952	<5	—	35	1245
1951	<5	—	32	1295
1950	<5	—	33	1256
1949	<5	—	26	1434
1948	<5	—	25	1460
1947	<5	—	42	1116
1946	<5	—	36	1157
1945	<5	—	30	1204
1944	<5	—	28	1255
1943	<5	—	31	1240
1942	<5	—	27	1334
1941	<5	—	35	1108
1940	<5	—	33	1156
1939	<5	—	30	1194
1938	<5	—	31	1171
1937	<5	—	28	1265
1936	<5	—	30	1205
1935	<5	—	30	1226
1934	<5	—	31	1189
1933	<5	—	28	1251
1932	<5	—	31	1216
1931	<5	—	35	1145
1930	<5	—	26	1428
1929	5	4570	22	1564
1928	<5	—	15	2048
1927	<5	—	22	1647
1926	<5	—	24	1515
1925	<5	—	34	1225
1924	<5	—	28	1414
1923	<5	—	25	1502
1922	<5	—	20	1765
1921	<5	—	29	1390
1920	<5	—	19	1820
1919	<5	—	14	2152
1918	<5	—	32	1231
1917	<5	—	33	1175
1916	<5	—	29	1240
1915	<5	—	26	1306
1914	<5	—	20	1342
1913	<5	—	18	1205
1912	<5	—	21	1000
1911	<5	—	10	1117
1910	<5	—	9	1118
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	8	999
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	10	744
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	9	738
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	9	667
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	18	422
1884	<5	—	15	488
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	16	453
1881	<5	—	9	595
1880	<5	—	20	381

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years