Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Lewis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lewis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

2,712

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

73.2%

2024

728

All-time

155,019

Lewis is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 2,712 boys were named Lewis.

In 2024, only 728 boys were given the name.

All told, about 155,019 Americans have been named Lewis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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