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Lewis

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

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

Lewis has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #30 (1880) · 155,766 babies named Lewis all-time · 1 in 2,300 boys born in 2025.

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).

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