How Many People Are Named Lewie?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Lewie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Lewie peaked in popularity in 1937 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lewie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lewie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Lewie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1937
25 births
Total Registered
870
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lewie
Lewie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 870 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lewie as a male name
Ranked #13,394 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1937 (25 births)
Lewie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lewie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 195 babies were registered. Lewie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lewie by Decade
How has Lewie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lewie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lewie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lewie
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lewie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lewie?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Lewie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Lewie a common name?
Lewie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 870 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lewie most popular?
Lewie reached peak popularity in 1937, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lewie is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lewie a male name?
Lewie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lewie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lewie Smith, Lewie Johnson, Lewie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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