Is Lew a boy or girl name?
Lew was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 2,203 US babies named Lew were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lew since 1880
- 2,203
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 59 babies
Boys and girls named Lew, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 212 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 238 | 5 | 2.1% |
| 1930s | 300 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 394 | 10 | 2.5% |
| 1960s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,127 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,539 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,593 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,929 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,281 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,287 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,700 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,921 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,619 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,931 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,037 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,094 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,670 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,406 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,560 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,440 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,146 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 32 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,037 | 5 | #6,625 |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,311 | 5 | #6,474 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 37 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 28 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,588 | 5 | #4,968 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 18 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #389 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lew reached #389 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #4,968 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lew
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.