Recorded 1922–1959 Boys' name Peak 1926 23 births

Lewey — boys' name

23 babies named Lewey in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s61950s6

The verdict

23 boys have been named Lewey since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1959.

23
total births
1922–1959
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lewey was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lewey in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lewey

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Lewey between 1922 and 1959, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lewey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lewey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lewey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lewey 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 23 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.

Lewey at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

23

Since 1922

38 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1922

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1959

Lewey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1922

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 1959193519261922 5

Lewey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 48% of Lewey's all-time total
1920s111930s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lewey?
23 babies have been named Lewey since 1922. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Lewey most popular?
Lewey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Lewey been used?
Lewey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 38 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Lewey?
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, 1922–1959 (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.