Lois

“Biblical name (Timothy's grandmother); Ancient Greek origin, obscure meaning” — Ancient Greek (biblical) origin

Girl's name · #1670 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Lois is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1929, when it ranked #17. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 333,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1670 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #35 in Netherlands (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Loises

Lois McMaster Bujold — American novelist (born 1949)
Lois Maxwell — Canadian actress (1927–2007)
Lois Lowry — American writer
Lois Weber — American actor/film director (1879-1939)
Lois Chiles — American actress and model (born 1947)

In stories & tradition

Lois Lane — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · Superman: The Man of Steel
Lois Griffin — Family Guy
Lois — human biblical figure

What Loises become

Among 507 notable people named Lois:

Artists & writers appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lois McMaster Bujold, American novelist (born 1949).

Similar names: Doris · Lori · Jean · Eris · Liz · Judy

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