Lew

Girl · recorded 1929–1957

  • 1957last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lew.

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Its story

Popularity since 1929

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 3 recorded years as a table
Lew, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19294
19562
19572

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lew isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1957
5
Rank in 1957
#6,086
How rare
1 in 408,970 girls
Since 1929
15

Lew was last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 4 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lew doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.