boy's name

Lewy

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 77

Scotland

#721

2020 births

Lewy is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2021, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2004.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lewy 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 Lewy by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 19
2010s 31
2020s (to 2025) 24

How popular is Lewy?

In 2025, Lewy was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Lewy is used

Scotland #721 3 in 2020
England & Wales #4,386 4 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 Lewy

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

Parents who like Lewy also like

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

Sibling names for Lewy

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

Common questions about Lewy

How popular is the name Lewy?

In 2025, Lewy was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Lewy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lewy?

Lewy has 2 syllables.

When was Lewy most popular?

Lewy peaked in 2021, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Lewy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lewy currently ranks #4,386 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.