Lewis
Usage of Lewis in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lewis against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lewis is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Lewis means “famous warrior” or “renowned fighter.” Lewis is the English and Welsh form of Louis, pronounced LOO-is. Lewis evokes Lewis Carroll, C. S. Lewis, and Meriwether Lewis, though the name has been in decline.
Lewis in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 736 boys were named Lewis, making it the #433 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 155,766 boys have been named Lewis, with the most (2,712) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Montana and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lewis in other languages
- Louis Dutch, English, French
- Ludvig Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Ludovic French, Romanian
- Ludwig Dutch, German
- Luis Dutch, Spanish
- Clodoveo Italian
- Clovis French
- Lajos Hungarian
- Lewys Welsh
- Lluís Catalan
- Louie English
- Loïc French
- Ludovico Italian
- Ludvik Slovenian
- Ludwik Polish
- Luigi Italian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lewis
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lewis, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Typhoon Lewis (Category 2) | 1993 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lewis | 1990 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lewis
There are 88 towns and villages with Lewis in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 61🇨🇦 Canada 10🇦🇺 Australia 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom 4🇯🇲 Jamaica 4🇱🇷 Liberia 2🇧🇧 Barbados 1🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lewis Center | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | 11,261 | Map |
| Lewis Run | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 596 | Map |
| Lewis | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 434 | Map |
| Lewis | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 416 | Map |
| Lewis | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 302 | Map |
| St. Lewis | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | 181 | Map |
| Lewis | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 164 | Map |
| Lewis Ponds | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 156 | Map |
| Andrew Lewis | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Arhmore, Lewis | Scotland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lewis
There are 144 lakes and reservoirs with Lewis in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 108🇨🇦 Canada 33🇦🇺 Australia 2🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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| Lac Lewis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lewis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lewis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lewis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Lewis | Northern Territory, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Lewis | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Lewis | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Lewis | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lewis Lagoon | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lewis Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Lewis
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lewis.
Lewis Baker
Lewis Blaine Hershey
Lewis Dunk
Lewis Hamilton
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Fictional characters named Lewis
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lewis as a pet name
FurryName has found 107 dogs named Lewis in public pet registers, making it the #889 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (7), Burnside (4), Maple Ridge (4). Lewis as a dog name →
FurryName has found 12 cats named Lewis in public pet registers, making it the #606 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (6), Richmond (1), Tacoma (1). Lewis as a cat name →
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