Leward vs Lew

Side-by-side comparison of Leward and Lew — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Leward

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Metric Leward Lew
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 21 2,193
Peak Year 1929 1959
Peak Year Births 6 55
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1927 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Leward Lew
1880ss — 127
1890ss — 66
1900ss — 69
1910ss — 212
1920ss 11 238
1930ss 5 300
1940ss — 313
1950ss 5 394
1960ss — 250
1970ss — 106
1980ss — 72
1990ss — 18
2010ss — 6
2020ss — 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leward Lew
2016 — 6
2022 — 5
2023 — 12
2025 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1927–1950.

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