Boys' name · since 1880
Lewie
870 babies named Lewie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 870
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lewie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 870 have been recorded since 1880.
Lewie has 870 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #5,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 870 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lewie ranks #5,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 870 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 870
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lewie's 870 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lewie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lewie splits its recorded history at 1940: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lewie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1937)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Lewie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (195 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Lewie's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lewie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
146 births
- 1920s
1920s
195 births
- 1930s
1930s
169 births
- 1940s
1940s
138 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 195 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lewie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lewie's total volume
Lewie by state
Where Lewie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Lewie's data
- Lewie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lewies (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lewie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lewie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.