boy's name

Lewi

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 491

Lewi is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2019, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 87,827 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2000.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lewi over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20
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Births named Lewi by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 95
2010s 153
2020s (to 2025) 73

How popular is Lewi?

In 2025, Lewi was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Lewi is used

Canada #2,795 7 in 2024
England & Wales #3,600 6 in 2025
United States #7,088 12 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lewi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lewi also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lewi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lewi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lewi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lewi

How popular is the name Lewi?

In 2025, Lewi was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Lewi a girl's or a boy's name?

Lewi is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lewi?

Lewi has 2 syllables.

When was Lewi most popular?

Lewi peaked in 2019, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Lewi a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lewi currently ranks #2,795 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.