Meaning of name Lewis

The name Lewis has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Lewis is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 617 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Lewis fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 83 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 725 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lewis in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Lewis is very likely a(n) German variant of the name Lew. See other suggested German boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Lew.

The following names are baby names related to Lewis and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lewis: Boys - Bruno, Guy, Harlan, Rocky, Willian, Wilmer, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Ballard

The name Lewis is a variant of Lew. Other popular variants of the name Lew are: Leu, Lewe, Lewis

We think the name Lewis should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional boy names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lewis to be: Strong, masculine, poised chap

In one word, you might describe Lewis as a(n) "masculine" person.

See other "masculine" names for boys.