Is Lois a boy or girl name?
Lois is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 120 girls and 0 boys were named Lois, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 335,474 US babies named Lois were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,698
- Babies named Lois since 1880
- 335,474
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 10,587 babies
Boys and girls named Lois, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 954 | 100% |
| 1890s | 34 | 3,228 | 99% |
| 1900s | 114 | 7,691 | 98.5% |
| 1910s | 497 | 38,179 | 98.7% |
| 1920s | 697 | 88,133 | 99.2% |
| 1930s | 638 | 80,713 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 288 | 56,854 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 147 | 36,201 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 91 | 13,254 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 52 | 2,886 | 98.2% |
| 1980s | 42 | 1,399 | 97.1% |
| 1990s | 20 | 930 | 97.9% |
| 2000s | 18 | 783 | 97.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,023 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 602 | 99% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,698 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,591 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,690 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,587 | 120 | #1,725 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,846 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,693 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,700 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,621 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,751 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,879 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,973 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,357 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,054 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,525 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,602 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,412 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,307 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,341 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,230 | 87 | #2,219 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,616 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,614 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,252 | 73 | #2,312 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,026 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,840 | 78 | #2,095 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,047 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,784 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,600 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,634 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,555 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,587 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,660 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,045 | 85 | #1,747 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,861 | 109 | #1,458 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,186 | 93 | #1,613 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,538 | 117 | #1,330 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,517 | 120 | #1,241 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,654 | 110 | #1,277 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,394 | 123 | #1,162 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,122 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,049 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,897 | 149 | #982 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 175 | #882 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 188 | #834 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,864 | 153 | #972 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 174 | #880 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,390 | 203 | #760 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 183 | #821 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,628 | 189 | #763 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 222 | #676 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,687 | 284 | #569 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,925 | 311 | #540 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,448 | 343 | #507 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,282 | 460 | #447 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,426 | 517 | #427 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,803 | 565 | #403 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,266 | 668 | #341 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,321 | 755 | #315 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,721 | 918 | #278 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,429 | 1,204 | #249 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,371 | 1,409 | #231 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,788 | 1,581 | #216 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,604 | 1,783 | #201 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,256 | 2,102 | #183 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,489 | 2,269 | #175 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,489 | 2,485 | #162 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,453 | 2,625 | #154 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,871 | 2,876 | #145 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,580 | 3,225 | #135 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,386 | 3,419 | #124 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,654 | 3,952 | #110 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,751 | 4,220 | #91 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,047 | 4,362 | #86 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,321 | 4,533 | #85 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,858 | 4,504 | #83 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,649 | 4,915 | #73 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,927 | 5,077 | #70 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,579 | 5,717 | #63 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,676 | 5,700 | #55 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,477 | 5,148 | #48 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,165 | 5,529 | #47 |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,148 | 6,132 | #43 |
| 1942 | 52 | #926 | 6,406 | #44 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,064 | 6,106 | #43 |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,087 | 6,124 | #38 |
| 1939 | 52 | #851 | 6,034 | #35 |
| 1938 | 52 | #864 | 6,503 | #33 |
| 1937 | 44 | #951 | 6,932 | #29 |
| 1936 | 39 | #1,023 | 7,232 | #26 |
| 1935 | 57 | #826 | 7,989 | #21 |
| 1934 | 65 | #767 | 8,387 | #20 |
| 1933 | 76 | #681 | 8,655 | #19 |
| 1932 | 88 | #646 | 9,519 | #20 |
| 1931 | 78 | #681 | 9,348 | #20 |
| 1930 | 87 | #670 | 10,114 | #17 |
| 1929 | 77 | #710 | 10,295 | #17 |
| 1928 | 76 | #736 | 10,425 | #18 |
| 1927 | 82 | #718 | 10,505 | #19 |
| 1926 | 56 | #900 | 9,817 | #19 |
| 1925 | 67 | #813 | 9,573 | #18 |
| 1924 | 73 | #790 | 9,299 | #22 |
| 1923 | 75 | #761 | 7,814 | #27 |
| 1922 | 61 | #887 | 6,946 | #35 |
| 1921 | 74 | #785 | 6,899 | #38 |
| 1920 | 56 | #926 | 6,560 | #38 |
| 1919 | 76 | #733 | 5,976 | #40 |
| 1918 | 62 | #835 | 5,877 | #42 |
| 1917 | 59 | #838 | 5,485 | #43 |
| 1916 | 72 | #705 | 5,149 | #43 |
| 1915 | 67 | #727 | 4,775 | #47 |
| 1914 | 58 | #670 | 3,432 | #51 |
| 1913 | 47 | #656 | 2,560 | #59 |
| 1912 | 30 | #810 | 2,146 | #63 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,091 | 1,508 | #68 |
| 1910 | 15 | #807 | 1,271 | #76 |
| 1909 | 22 | #566 | 1,157 | #73 |
| 1908 | 16 | #672 | 1,023 | #80 |
| 1907 | 13 | #764 | 899 | #85 |
| 1906 | 16 | #605 | 799 | #88 |
| 1905 | 8 | #975 | 763 | #88 |
| 1904 | 8 | #930 | 727 | #90 |
| 1903 | 8 | #883 | 664 | #92 |
| 1902 | 7 | #986 | 594 | #98 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,010 | 488 | #109 |
| 1900 | 10 | #880 | 577 | #115 |
| 1899 | 8 | #832 | 415 | #117 |
| 1898 | 8 | #853 | 466 | #114 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,017 | 457 | #111 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 388 | #123 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 311 | #144 |
| 1894 | 7 | #917 | 308 | #140 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 260 | #152 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,178 | 242 | #160 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 206 | #162 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 175 | #178 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 154 | #185 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 120 | #206 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 129 | #176 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 116 | #187 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 105 | #183 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 84 | #207 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 76 | #195 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 64 | #211 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 53 | #205 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 53 | #211 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lois reached #566 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #17 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.