The baby name Lew is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /luː/ (like 'Lou').
The baby name Lew is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /luː/ (like 'Lou').
Lew is English, Polish, Slavic in Origin.
Lew unites two lines of origin. In English it is chiefly a short form of Lewis or Louis (from Old French Louis, ultimately from Germanic Ludwig/Hludwig, ‘famous battle’). In Polish and other Slavic settings, Lew functions as an independent given name meaning ‘lion’ (cf. Russian Lev), and it sits near the Welsh Llew of the same sense.
Used widely as a familiar byname in 19th–20th century US and UK records, Lew also occurs independently, borne by figures such as author-general Lew Wallace and actor Lew Ayres. Variants and related forms: Lewis, Louis, Lewie, Lou, Louie; lion-linked cognates: Lev, Leo, Leon; Welsh relative: Llew. Feminine counterpart: Louise. Depending on source, the name conveys either ‘famous battle’ or the emblematic strength of the ‘lion’.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| SG | 0 | #247 | 23 | 11,010 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| MY | 0 | #250 | 81 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #315 | 21 | 6,459 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #481 | 106 | 18,916 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #524 | 175 | 17,960 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #547 | 674 | 25,439 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #573 | 470 | 24,821 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #887 | 12 | 7,053 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #937 | 16 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,157 | 22 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Lew is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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