Recorded 1915–1931 Boys' name Peak 1922 39 births

Lewell — boys' name

39 babies named Lewell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s131930s5
1910s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lewell was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lewell in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lewell

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Lewell between 1915 and 1931, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lewell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lewell performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lewell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lewell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 39 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lewell at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

39

Since 1915

17 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1915

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1931

Lewell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1915

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1931192319221919191819161915 5

Lewell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
21 births that decade — 54% of Lewell's all-time total
1910s211920s131930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lewell?
39 babies have been named Lewell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Lewell most popular?
Lewell was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lewell been used?
Lewell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 17 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Lewell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lewis, Lew, Lewie, Lewellyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.