Lewys
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-is
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Lewys is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Lewys mean?
Germanic: Welsh spelling of Lewis, from Louis
“famous warrior”
Welsh spelling of Lewis, long used in Wales as an English equivalent of Llywelyn.
Is Lewys a girl's or a boy's name?
Lewys is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lewys in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Lewys, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lewys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 391 boys in the UK were given Lewys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #167, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Lewis 387
- Lewys 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Lewys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 31 | #844 |
| 2004 | 52 | #549 |
| 2003 | 48 | #546 |
| 2002 | 28 | #750 |
| 2001 | 30 | #673 |
| 2000 | 42 | #531 |
| 1999 | 37 | #575 |
| 1998 | 38 | #550 |
| 1997 | 41 | #510 |
| 1996 | 34 | #548 |
Nicknames for Lewys
- Lew
Names like Lewys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam, William, Thomas, Charles, Billy, Robert, James, Luke, Adam, Daniel, Joseph, Nathan
Other spellings of Lewys
More Germanic names
Amelia, Henry, Charlotte, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
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, “Lewys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lewys, updated 20 October 2026.