Lewie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Lewie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous in battle”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Lewie mean?
Germanic: pet form of Lewis
“famous in battle”
A pet form of Lewis, the English form of Louis.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lewie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lewie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lewie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Lewie, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 45 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Lewie than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Lewie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,720 boys in the UK were given Lewie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Lewie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 37 | #907 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 42 | #838 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 35 | #919 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 45 | #751 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 43 | #673 |
| 2004 | 29 | #822 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
Names like Lewie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Archie Charlie Freddie Ollie Hughie Otis Frederick Harry Bertie Leo Laurie Albert
Other spellings of Lewie
Names related to Lewie
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Emma Ella Millie Albie Matilda Miles Alice Myles Charles Lottie Avery
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lewie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lewie, updated 20 October 2026.