Lois as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lois

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The baby name Lois is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOY-iss (IPA: /ˈlɔɪ.ɪs/).

Lois is Biblical, Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Biblical, Greek

Pronunciation: LOY-iss (IPA: /ˈlɔɪ.ɪs/)

What is the meaning of the name Lois ?

The baby name Lois is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOY-iss (IPA: /ˈlɔɪ.ɪs/).

Lois is Biblical, Greek in Origin.

Lois is the Anglicized form of Greek Λωΐς (Loïs), a female name cited in the New Testament (2 Timothy 1:5) as the grandmother of Saint Timothy. The etymology is commonly linked to Greek lōïos/lōiōn ‘more desirable, better,’ yielding senses such as “most desirable,” “agreeable,” or “pleasant.” Pronounced LOH-iss in English, it entered use among early Christians and later reappeared with Puritan-era biblical naming in the 16th–17th centuries.

Its modern popularity crested in the English-speaking world between the 1920s and 1940s - helped by simple spelling and, later, pop-culture bearers - before fading and now edging into vintage revival. International variants and spellings include Loïs (French/Dutch), Loyce (rare English), and Loice (East African). Diminutives include Lo and Lolo. Despite surface similarity, Lois is not etymologically related to Louise or Eloise; in French, however, Loïs is sometimes used for boys as a modern form of Louis, a distinct development.

Lois has the following similar or variant Names

Loïs
Loise
Loyce
Loyse

Lois – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
MO		0	#51	2	2,706
CM		0	#55	2	2,592
IN		0	#70	2	2,963
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
JP		0	#77	1	4,057
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
CN		0	#84	3	3,857
JM		0	#92	2	3,714
ID	Girls	0	#100	3	3,319
TW		0	#101	3	4,523
QA		0	#104	3	7,011
PH		0	#105	6	5,607
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
CY	Girls	0	#124	2	3,755
CY	Boys	0	#131	1	3,473
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#134	2	1,786
ID	Boys	0	#135	1	4,130
BN	Boys	0	#137	3	6,332
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
Sweden	Boys	2009	#177	2	1,294
Sweden	Girls	2022	#178	2	1,568
AE		0	#182	6	10,220
DK		0	#206	1	5,198
JM	Girls	0	#212	48	7,507
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
GH		0	#220	24	5,396
GH	Girls	0	#224	110	6,973
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
PS		0	#226	1	5,692
NA	Girls	0	#232	6	7,146
MO	Boys	0	#234	1	5,842
GR	Girls	0	#243	7	6,293
EC	Boys	0	#245	2	3,322
NG		0	#247	18	5,926
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
NA	Boys	0	#253	1	6,830
SG		0	#255	15	11,010
TW	Boys	0	#256	1	7,111
MO	Girls	0	#258	6	7,056
TW	Girls	0	#263	14	8,139
CN	Girls	0	#265	85	8,829
Canada	Girls	2024	#266	20	2,795
GR	Boys	0	#272	2	6,912
NG	Girls	0	#280	946	15,093
IL		0	#282	1	6,291
AL	Boys	0	#303	1	5,122
Canada	Boys	2006	#303	6	2,234
JP	Boys	0	#303	1	7,909
SA		0	#311	2	10,560
MY		0	#316	15	12,352
HK		0	#326	23	8,483
DK	Girls	0	#328	2	7,429
PE		0	#329	1	6,350
CN	Boys	0	#331	1	9,639
GT		0	#336	3	5,948
QA	Girls	0	#336	8	15,378
JO	Girls	0	#338	2	7,570
CZ	Girls	0	#350	2	5,378
PT	Boys	0	#355	13	7,951
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
BR		0	#360	1	5,969
GH	Boys	0	#360	2	8,138
NL		0	#363	29	2,481
MU	Boys	0	#364	6	8,477
PH	Girls	0	#365	26	13,098
France	Boys	2021	#384	4	2,865
France	Girls	2020	#390	5	3,215
Austria	Boys	0	#393	50	2,180
PH	Boys	0	#403	6	11,440
BO		0	#407	2	6,868
EG		0	#409	4	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#411	3	5,922
OM	Girls	0	#417	8	15,987
CL		0	#426	9	6,867
ZA		0	#437	11	14,421
Spain		0	#442	11	2,326
MX		0	#442	4	8,339
AR	Boys	0	#458	10	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#458	17	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#461	21	9,305
PA	Girls	0	#463	19	9,861
SD	Boys	0	#464	3	10,523
PT	Girls	0	#469	3	7,952
CM	Girls	0	#477	64	11,671
NL	Girls	0	#481	586	5,933
RU	Girls	0	#487	12	11,913
SG	Girls	0	#502	85	18,916
CR	Girls	0	#504	29	11,342
CO		0	#507	4	7,768
PS	Girls	0	#514	10	10,981
HK	Girls	0	#526	90	16,104
RU	Boys	0	#526	1	12,621
UY	Girls	0	#533	4	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#538	4	7,500
AE	Girls	0	#543	11	20,968
IR	Girls	0	#543	3	8,334
KW	Girls	0	#553	9	19,177
HK	Boys	0	#557	1	12,905
LY		0	#558	2	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#559	3	10,655
CM	Boys	0	#571	5	12,054
BO	Boys	0	#582	11	9,244
BH		0	#586	2	17,937
IL	Girls	0	#607	11	11,648
CL	Boys	0	#617	49	13,390
IL	Boys	0	#625	1	10,983
BO	Girls	0	#646	6	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
LB		0	#688	3	13,263
IQ	Boys	0	#693	5	13,071
IT		0	#699	16	4,183
SY		0	#713	16	11,684
PE	Boys	0	#725	155	14,506
Finland	Girls	2026	#732	7	3,895
SG	Boys	0	#735	5	17,960
BR	Boys	0	#739	13	12,213
QA	Boys	0	#743	1	18,093
Spain	Boys	0	#761	172	5,610
United States	Girls	2024	#797	120	8,487
KW	Boys	0	#802	5	18,755
Germany	Girls	0	#823	16	4,949
CO	Boys	0	#829	92	15,656
CL	Girls	0	#832	20	14,098
TN		0	#863	3	13,765
United States	Boys	2021	#905	6	7,214
OM	Boys	0	#916	3	17,948
MY	Girls	0	#918	77	24,821
PE	Girls	0	#919	25	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#919	17	25,931
BR	Girls	0	#920	22	12,708
EG	Boys	0	#920	6	15,035
MX	Boys	0	#924	59	16,355
NG	Boys	0	#931	21	16,906
Germany	Boys	0	#935	18	5,697
NL	Boys	0	#938	14	5,873
Spain	Girls	0	#946	38	5,561
EG	Girls	0	#1,004	6	14,742
CO	Girls	0	#1,035	44	16,140
IN	Boys	0	#1,039	1	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,044	68	25,439
ZA	Girls	0	#1,046	96	25,928
MA		0	#1,119	10	20,986
MX	Girls	0	#1,129	55	17,781
AE	Boys	0	#1,140	4	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,163	16	25,619
DZ		0	#1,166	11	20,130
TR		0	#1,250	5	19,440
IT	Girls	0	#1,372	75	9,415
IT	Boys	0	#1,410	62	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,605	10	28,008

Lois is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

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Finland

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