Lewis

Meaning and origin of Lewis

Popularity of Lewis in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, Lewis has been rising (+6.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lewis every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Lewis in English-speaking countries

Lewis ranks 22^nd in Scotland, 136^th in Northern Ireland and 176^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 260^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  22^nd boys’ name467 babies in 3 years1 boy in 128−8.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  136^th boys’ name51 babies in 3 years1 boy in 499

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  190^th boys’ name77 babies in 3 years1 boy in 640−7.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  176^th boys’ name67 babies in 3 years1 boy in 665+16.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  205^th boys’ name733 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,127−13.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  266^th boys’ name142 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,197+9.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  300^th boys’ name41 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,752

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  442^nd boys’ name2,118 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,428+6.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lewis, Léwis and Lewïs are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Léwis25
• Lewïs10
• Lewys (in French)35

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lewis

• Warren
• Ernest
• Gaston
• Thibault
• Gauthier
• Harry
• Lény
• Liham
• Léopold
• Lenny
• Henri
• Lubin

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin