Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lew

#2,948 most common boys' name of all time · #7,146 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,948
Rank overall
#7,146 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
112 of 146
All-time
2,208
Since 2016
28
Peak year
1957 #1,029
Best rank
#389 1880
Girls Boys peak 59/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lew is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 5 #12,026
2023 12 12 #6,902
2022 5 5 #12,342
2016 6 6 #10,753
1996 5 5 #9,027
1992 5 5 #8,454
1991 8 8 #5,953
1989 5 5 #7,927
1988 6 6 #6,444
1987 6 6 #6,109
1986 10 10 #4,145
1984 5 5 #6,338
1983 10 10 #3,892
1982 6 6 #5,638
1981 12 12 #3,422
1980 12 12 #3,436
1979 8 8 #4,415
1978 8 8 #4,169
1977 6 6 #5,136
1976 8 8 #4,027
1975 10 10 #3,433
1974 7 7 #4,205
1973 11 11 #3,024
1972 12 12 #2,824
1971 15 15 #2,473
1970 21 21 #1,942
1969 23 23 #1,730
1968 22 22 #1,698
1967 20 20 #1,762
1966 11 11 #2,474
1965 23 23 #1,626
1964 18 18 #1,907
1963 29 29 #1,457
1962 32 32 #1,388
1961 34 34 #1,370
1960 38 38 #1,275
1959 55 55 #1,036
1958 47 47 #1,115
1957 5 54 59 #1,029
1956 5 35 40 #1,300
1955 35 35 #1,275
1954 31 31 #1,361
1953 37 37 #1,232
1952 35 35 #1,247
1951 32 32 #1,299
1950 33 33 #1,257
1949 26 26 #1,438
1948 25 25 #1,464
1947 42 42 #1,119
1946 36 36 #1,158
1945 30 30 #1,207
1944 28 28 #1,257
1943 31 31 #1,240
1942 27 27 #1,334
1941 35 35 #1,109
1940 33 33 #1,158
1939 30 30 #1,197
1938 31 31 #1,175
1937 28 28 #1,268
1936 30 30 #1,206
1935 30 30 #1,230
1934 31 31 #1,190
1933 28 28 #1,253
1932 31 31 #1,218
1931 35 35 #1,146
1930 26 26 #1,432
1929 5 22 27 #1,566
1928 15 15 #2,057
1927 22 22 #1,650
1926 24 24 #1,522
1925 34 34 #1,228
1924 28 28 #1,416
1923 25 25 #1,507
1922 20 20 #1,771
1921 29 29 #1,391
1920 19 19 #1,823
1919 14 14 #2,156
1918 32 32 #1,233
1917 33 33 #1,178
1916 29 29 #1,240
1915 26 26 #1,308
1914 20 20 #1,345
1913 18 18 #1,208
1912 21 21 #1,001
1911 10 10 #1,126
1910 9 9 #1,126
1909 5 5 #1,469
1908 17 17 #638
1907 8 8 #1,010
1905 5 5 #1,255
1904 6 6 #1,086
1903 5 5 #1,152
1902 10 10 #754
1901 6 6 #958
1900 7 7 #1,066
1896 11 11 #687
1895 9 9 #754
1894 9 9 #736
1893 8 8 #781
1892 11 11 #644
1891 9 9 #647
1890 9 9 #680
1889 9 9 #681
1888 9 9 #712
1887 13 13 #498
1886 7 7 #769
1885 18 18 #426
1884 15 15 #490
1883 11 11 #561
1882 16 16 #456
1881 9 9 #606
1880 20 20 #389