Total births
275
Boys' name · since 1915
Lewin
275 babies named Lewin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5267
- among boys today
- 275
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Lewin is the #5267 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 275 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lewin has been recorded 275 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #5267 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #5267 among boys today
- 275 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Lewin is currently the #5267 boys' name in America, more common than 63% of boys - 275 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5267
- among boys today
- 275
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Lewin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5267
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 63% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Lewin was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
18 babies were named Lewin in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Lewin compares
275 44th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lewin's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lewin | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 275 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 23 | 22,252 |
Lewin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lewin's full recorded timeline at 1961, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lewin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#5,267
Active since
1915
Lewin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lewin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lewin's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lewin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 90 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lewin? ▼
Lewin has been given to 275 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5267 as of the latest data. 18 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Lewin most popular? ▼
Lewin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Lewin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lewin since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lewin? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lewin
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lewin: #5267 Boys' Name - 275 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lewin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lewin 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 June 2026.