Lewis
Quick answers about Lewis
How many people are named Lewis?
An estimated 65,029 living Americans are named Lewis.
How rare is Lewis?
Lewis is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 736 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 72.9% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Lewis?
The median age of a living American named Lewis is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 37 and 74 years old.
Is Lewis still popular?
Yes — Lewis is currently rising in popularity, with 736 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Lewis most common?
Lewis has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appeared 3.7× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Lewis is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Lewis is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.