Lewis

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lewis: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Lewis: Recorded since 1969, with a gap of 10 years, it reached #10 in 2001, and it stood at #432 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
106times a registrar ranked it
57years from first to last
#10highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for
8names it appears alongside

What stands out in Lewis's record

England and Wales registered 4,916 births with the name in 1999, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 24 years. Names by sustained share
Moved 404 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move
Absent from every published list for 10 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#24
1997	#21
1998	#18
1999	#13
2000	#13
2001	#10
2002	#14
2003	#13
2004	#14
2005	#19
2006	#21
2007	#16
2008	#14
2009	#21
2010	#27
2011	#39
2012	#43
2013	#46
2014	#46
2015	#56
2016	#75
2017	#85
2018	#104
2019	#112
2020	#116
2021	#136
2022	#156
2023	#179
2024	#216

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 42 of the 57 years from 1969 to 2025.

In 2024: #28 among boys in Scotland, #136 among boys in Northern Ireland, #216 among boys in England and Wales, #275 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1969–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lewis appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 42 years beginning in 1969, and has registered 998 births with the name.

Lewis across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Lewis's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#291 (1969)	#125 (2017)	#432 (2025)	42 of 57	998 (1969–2025)	59 (2009)
England and Wales · Boys	#24 (1996)	#10 (2001)	#216 (2024)	29 of 29	69,555 (1996–2024)	4,916 (1999)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#75 (1997)	#20 (2008)	#136 (2024)	28 of 28	1,824 (1997–2024)	139 (2008)
New Zealand · Boys	#97 (1994)	#89 (2001)	#100 (2014)	6 of 21	324 (1994–2014)	59 (2001)

Lewis by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Lewis in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	3	1 of 10	3
1980s	29	5 of 10	6
1990s	104	10 of 10	10
2000s	302	10 of 10	30
2010sbusiest	428	10 of 10	43
2020s	132	6 of 10	22

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 43 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Lewis appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in England and Wales in 2001.

Lewis's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#216	228	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#179	289	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#156	335	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#136	419	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#116	478	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#112	550	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#104	619	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#85	790	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#75	884	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#56	1,148	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#46	1,236	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#46	1,329	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#43	1,654	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#39	2,035	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#27	2,565	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#21	3,008	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#14	3,482	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#16	3,468	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#21	3,238	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#19	3,343	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#14	3,850	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#13	4,056	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#14	4,273	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#10	4,636	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#13	4,574	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#13	4,916	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#18	4,518	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#21	4,065	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#24	3,569	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	male	#100	44	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	male	#100	56	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	male	#89	59	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	male	#90	56	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	male	#95	53	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	male	#97	56	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#136	16	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#153	15	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#139	18	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#96	28	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#122	21	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#93	30	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#88	34	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#74	45	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#51	59	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#46	66	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#60	52	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#63	53	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#48	69	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#30	92	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#27	107	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#20	139	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#21	116	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#23	104	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#21	112	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#21	116	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#25	103	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#33	85	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#43	79	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#38	80	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#45	76	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#54	58	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#75	40	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#432	8	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	15	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	18	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	22	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	41	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	28	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	37	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	47	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	50	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	38	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	41	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	52	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	32	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#182	35	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	53	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#160	43	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#126	59	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	51	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	38	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#190	24	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	30	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	17	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	24	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	26	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	21	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	12	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	12	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	9	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#189	15	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	11	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	14	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	9	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#255	6	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	9	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	9	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	10	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#207	8	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	5	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	6	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#291	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#28	136	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1969 and 2025, ranked in 42 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #10, first reached in 2001.

It held a top-100 place in 26 years, 23 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 4,916 births, registered in England and Wales in 1999.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 10 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1994, and 55 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Lewie · #628, 28y
Lewin · #1578, 27y
Lewy · #2493, 17y
Lewys · #471, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ashleigh · #8, 44y
Courtney · #8, 41y
Theodor · #8, 44y
Chelsea · #19, 39y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Darren · #10, 66y
Nathan · #10, 58y
Sofia · #10, 58y
Sondre · #10, 59y

Comparisons involving Lewis

Existing comparison pages where Lewis and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Lewis in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Ben vs Lewis
In 1996 they stood at #34 and #24 in England and Wales · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #509 and #216.
Ben · Lewis · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Luke vs Lewis
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Luke and Lewis averaged 12.1 places apart, ending at #138 and #216.
Luke · Lewis · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Matthew vs Lewis
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Matthew and Lewis averaged 13.1 places apart, ending at #149 and #216.
Matthew · Lewis · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Lewis and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Cillian vs Lewis
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Cillian moved into the top 50 at #25 in 2015 as Lewis fell out of it to #51, having been #46 the year before.
Cillian · Lewis · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2015 Northern Ireland ranking
Logan vs Lewis
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Logan moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2012 as Lewis fell out of it to #63, having been #48 the year before.
Logan · Lewis · 26 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2012 Northern Ireland ranking
Jude vs Lewis
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jude moved into the top 50 at #35 in 2012 as Lewis fell out of it to #63, having been #48 the year before.
Jude · Lewis · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2012 Northern Ireland ranking

Lewis was ranked #10 in England and Wales · Boys in 2001. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Lewis and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Lewis without appearing here.

Lewis moved ahead of

Phillip Compare
In 2000 they stood at #215 and #188 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #156 and #409.
Graeme Compare
In 1995 they stood at #184 and #168 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1996 that had become #208 and #336.
Christopher Compare
In 2023 they stood at #153 and #153 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #136 and #239.
Kristian Compare
In 1989 they stood at #253 and #253 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #203 and #286.

Moved ahead of Lewis

Lukas Compare
In 2024 they stood at #275 and #287 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #432 and #272.
Lachlan Compare
In 2024 they stood at #275 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #432 and #317.
Tyler Compare
In 2021 they stood at #146 and #153 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #225 and #124.
Jake Compare
In 1988 they stood at #207 and #215 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #253 and #173.

Moved the opposite way to Lewis

Aaron Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 while Aaron went from #174 to #71.
Adam Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 while Adam went from #196 to #20.
Alexander Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 while Alexander went from #135 to #55.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 while Benjamin went from #154 to #83.

Moved the same way as Lewis

Alfred Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 and Alfred from #163 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 and Denis from #29 to #232.
Frank Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 and Frank from #163 to #286.
George Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lewis went from #291 to #432 and George from #72 to #112.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Lewis

Lewis at a glance

What stands out in Lewis's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Lewis across 4 official records

Lewis by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lewis appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Lewis

Longest shared records

Order changes

Names published alongside Lewis

Lewis and the names beside it

Lewis moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lewis

Moved the opposite way to Lewis

Moved the same way as Lewis

Lewis at a glance

What stands out in Lewis's record

Lewis across 4 official records

Lewis by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lewis appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Lewis

Longest shared records

Order changes

Names published alongside Lewis

Lewis and the names beside it

Lewis moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lewis

Moved the opposite way to Lewis

Moved the same way as Lewis