UK name, mostly girls
Lewan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 20 boys.
Lewan is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Lewan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 9 births.
This profile covers 44 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2009 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 44 living people in the UK are called Lewan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lewan ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 9 girls were registered as Lewan.
- • Lewan is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 44 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lewan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 68.8% of Lewan registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
9 births
Estimated living
44
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Lewan
In England and Wales birth records, Lewan has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 31.3% of registrations are for boys and 68.8% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Lewan registered for boys
- Ranked #4,789 in 2022
- 3 boys registered in 2022
- Peak: 2012 (4 births)
Lewan registered for girls
- Ranked #5,687 in 2023
- 3 girls registered in 2023
- Peak: 2012 (9 births)
Popularity
Lewan over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Lewan in England and Wales, from 1998 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lewan, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lewan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lewan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5590 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4613 | 34 | 7 |
| 2000s | #4564 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Lewan
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Lewan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lewan in the UK right now?
In 2023, Lewan was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lewan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 9 babies registered as Lewan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lewan in the UK?
A total of 44 babies have been registered as Lewan across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.