Lewis

“Variant of Louis — Famous in battle” — Frankish via French origin

Boy's name · #433 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Lewis holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#433 in 2025). About 156,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Lewis's short forms are Lew and Lewie.

Around the world: #23 in Belgium (2025) · #23 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lewises

Lewis Carroll — British author and scholar (1832–1898)
Lewis Hamilton — British racing driver
Lewis H. Morgan — American anthropologist (1818–1881)
Lewis Milestone — Russian-American film director (1895-1980)
Lewis Mumford — American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)

In stories & tradition

Lewis Zimmerman — Immortal Coil · Losing the Peace
Lewis Archer — Coronation Street
Lewis Hamilton — Cars 2

What Lewises become

Among 1,747 notable people named Lewis:

Military figures appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lewis Powell, American soldier and conspirator (1844–1865).

Similar names: Louis · Alonzo · Leroy · Edgar · Otis · Francis

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