The baby name Lewis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːɪs/ (LOO-is).
The baby name Lewis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːɪs/ (LOO-is).
Lewis is in Origin.
Lewis is the English form of French Louis, from Old High German Hludwig/Chlodowig (hlud "fame" + wig "war, battle"), giving the meaning "famous warrior" or "renowned in battle." The spelling with e reflects Middle English adaptation under Norman French influence, and the name has long been used both as a given name and as a patronymic surname.
It entered Britain with the Normans and was established by the late Middle Ages, later flourishing in Britain - especially Scotland and Wales - and in the United States. In Welsh records a parallel form Lewys appears; Scottish Gaelic renders it Luthais. Close variants and international cognates include Louis and Louie (English/French), Luis and Luís (Spanish/Portuguese), Lluís (Catalan), Ludovic/Ludovico (French/Italian), Ludwig/Ludwik/Ludvík (German/Polish/Czech), and Luigi (Italian). Diminutives and short forms include Lew, Lou, and Lewie; feminine counterparts are Louise and Louisa.
| Lewis H. Morgan Lewis Henry Morgan was an American anthropologist best known for his work on kinship, social structure, and the study of the Iroquois. He also developed influential theories of social evolution and worked professionally as a railroad lawyer. | Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace was an American writer, soldier, and public official best known for the bestselling historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. He also served as a Union general in the Civil War, was governor of the New Mexico Territory, and had earlier military service in the Mexican–American War. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Pullman | Bill Pullman | film director | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2021 | #1 | — | 429 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #21 | 244 | 401 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #41 | 4 | 917 |
| MO | 0 | #48 | 5 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| New Zealand | Boys | 2010 | #72 | 56 | 99 |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #81 | 6 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #121 | 17 | 1,769 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 3,473 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #130 | 20 | 4,685 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #153 | 173 | 2,588 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #156 | 21 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #160 | 23 | 1,509 |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #173 | 6 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #185 | 39 | 5,842 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #197 | 229 | 2,865 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #202 | 40 | 7,111 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #209 | 116 | 9,639 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #223 | 20 | 5,568 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| GH | 0 | #231 | 13 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #243 | 22 | 5,926 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| SG | 0 | #245 | 25 | 11,010 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #252 | 419 | 12,905 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #253 | 20 | 6,876 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #272 | 7 | 7,507 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #278 | 69 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #278 | 71 | 8,483 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| MY | 0 | #296 | 35 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #335 | 6 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #337 | 21 | 8,477 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #369 | 15 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #384 | 728 | 7,044 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #387 | 13 | 5,922 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #395 | 826 | 15,656 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #414 | 68 | 9,305 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #420 | 289 | 17,960 |
| ZA | 0 | #423 | 25 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #440 | 48 | 10,188 |
| Spain | 0 | #441 | 12 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #452 | 99 | 12,054 |
| CO | 0 | #455 | 26 | 7,768 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #455 | 20 | 7,625 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #528 | 21 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #581 | 12 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #597 | 420 | 16,906 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #616 | 50 | 13,390 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #653 | 634 | 25,619 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #661 | 22 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #681 | 27 | 18,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #689 | 193 | 14,506 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #721 | 66 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #789 | 335 | 25,439 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #812 | 119 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #862 | 25 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #869 | 83 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #891 | 62 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #909 | 74 | 16,355 |
| United States | Girls | 2004 | #911 | 6 | 9,828 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 65 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,289 | 183 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,580 | 35 | 28,008 |
Lewis is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:
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