Lewis is a distinctive choice, ranked #216 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lewis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#216
US Rank #433
About the Name Lewis
Lewis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 100 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #10 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 22 of the last 29 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Lewis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #433 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lewis
Unlikely. With around 228 UK babies named Lewis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lewis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lewis has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 100 places in the last five years. Its peak was #10 in 2001. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Lewis is more popular in the UK (#216) than in the US (#433). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lewis include: Phill Lewis — Phillip David Lewis is an American actor, comedian, and director.; Vicki Lewis — Vicki Lewis is an American actress and singer..
Lewis appears in the US top 500 at #433 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
228
UK babies named Lewis (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 100 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lewis
Likely around 1 other Lewis in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Stephen Henry Lewis was a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster and diplomat who served as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) from 1970 to 1978. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1963 at the age of 26, he became the province's leader of the Official Opposition in 1975.
Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglican deacon. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, some of the most important examples of Victorian literature.