Lewis

Lewis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Lewis is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages. "Lewis" has been used to anglicise the Irish name "Lugaid", the German name "Ludwig", and the French name "Louis".

From Wikipedia

Lewis first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 4,916 babies (rank #13 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lewis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lewis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

66,637

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,916

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3,569	#24
1997	4,065	#21
1998	4,518	#18
1999	4,916	#13
2000	4,574	#13
2001	4,636	#10
2002	4,273	#14
2003	4,056	#13
2004	3,850	#14
2005	3,343	#19
2006	3,238	#21
2007	3,468	#16
2008	3,482	#14
2009	3,008	#21
2010	2,565	#27
2011	2,035	#39
2012	1,654	#43
2013	1,329	#46
2014	1,236	#46
2015	1,148	#56
2016	884	#75
2017	790	#85

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

3,569

#24

1997

4,065

#21

1998

4,518

#18

1999

4,916

#13

2000

4,574

#13

2001

4,636

#10

2002

4,273

#14

2003

4,056

#13

2004

3,850

#14

2005

3,343

#19

2006

3,238

#21

2007

3,468

#16

2008

3,482

#14

2009

3,008

#21

2010

2,565

#27

2011

2,035

#39

2012

1,654

#43

2013

1,329

#46

2014

1,236

#46

2015

1,148

#56

2016

884

#75

2017

790

#85

Meaning

Numerology of Lewis

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lewis

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