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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.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #10 to #231.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#10#231
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#231

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 2025: #231 among boys in England and Wales, #432 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #231 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#231216HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#216228HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179289HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#156335HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#136419HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#116478HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#112550HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#104619HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#85790HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#75884HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#561,148HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#461,236HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#461,329HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#431,654HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#392,035HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#272,565HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#213,008HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#143,482HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#163,468HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#213,238HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#193,343HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#143,850HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#134,056HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#144,273HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#104,636HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#134,574HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#134,916HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#184,518HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#214,065HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#243,569HighVerified
2014New Zealandmale#10044HighVerified
2010New Zealandmale#10056HighVerified
2001New Zealandmale#8959HighVerified
1999New Zealandmale#9056HighVerified
1998New Zealandmale#9553HighVerified
1994New Zealandmale#9756HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#13616HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#15315HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#19211HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#13918HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#9628HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#12221HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#9330HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#8834HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#7445HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#5159HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#4666HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#6052HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#6353HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#4869HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3092HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#27107HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#20139HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#21116HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#23104HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#21112HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#21116HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#25103HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#3385HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#4379HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#3880HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#4576HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#5458HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#7540HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4328HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#27515HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#24318HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#22522HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#14641HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#18128HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#15637HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#13147HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#12550HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#16238HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#15741HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#12752HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#19232HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#18235HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#13253HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#16043HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#12659HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#14051HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#15738HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#19024HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#15230HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#19217HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#16224HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#14826HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#15621HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#19612HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#19712HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2159HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#18915HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#20811HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#18414HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2089HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2556HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2109HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2059HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#20310HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2535HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2078HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2526HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2913HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#28136HighVerified

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

Where Lewis is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Lewis, between 1969 and 2025, in 42 of those 57 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1969–202542#125 in 2017
New Zealand1994–20146#89 in 2001
England and Wales1996–202530#10 in 2001
Northern Ireland1997–202428#20 in 2008
Scotland20241#28 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in New Zealand (2001) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1969; it appears again in 1980.

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.