Lewi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Lewi is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Lewi mean?
Germanic: probably a spelling of Lewie, a pet form of Lewis
Probably a spelling of Lewie, from Lewis; Lewi is also the Polish spelling of the biblical Levi.
Is Lewi a girl's or a boy's name?
Lewi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lewi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Lewi, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 19 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Lewi than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Lewi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,720 boys in the UK were given Lewi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Lewi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Lewi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Lewi, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Lewi in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,900 boys in the US were given Lewi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #210, up from #6,799 for this spelling alone.
Lewi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
Names like Lewi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa Kai Lawi Albie Lando Bodhi Alfie Ozzy Luca Levi Huxley Loki
Other spellings of Lewi
Names related to Lewi
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Matilda Miles Alice Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lewi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lewi, updated 20 October 2026.