Lewin
Boy · LOO-in · Old English
Lewin is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “dear friend”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Lewin mean?
Old English: English surname from Old English Leofwine
“dear friend”
Leofwine was a brother of King Harold; both died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
- Say it
- LOO-in
Is Lewin a girl's or a boy's name?
Lewin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lewin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Lewin, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lewin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Lewin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Lewin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
How popular is Lewin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Lewin, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Lewin in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 208 boys in the US were given Lewin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #969, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Lewin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
Nicknames for Lewin
- Lew
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