UK boy's name
Lewy
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lewy is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Lewy popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 8 births.
This profile covers 70 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 2004 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 73 living people in the UK are called Lewy. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lewy ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 8 boys were registered as Lewy.
- • Lewy ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #711 in 2020.
- • About 73 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lewy as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2021
8 births
Estimated living
73
2026
Popularity
Lewy over time
The chart below shows babies named Lewy registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lewy, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lewy by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lewy 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 | #3763 | 20 | 4 |
| 2010s | #4164 | 31 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3515 | 19 | 5 |
Geography
Where Lewy is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Lewy. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Lewy ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #711 in 2020.
Across the UK
Lewy in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#711 in 2020
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Lewy
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Lewy Williams
darts player
Welsh darts player
2002-
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Lewy Pattinson
businessperson
British businessman
1852-1944
Related
Names similar to Lewy
- Luke 72,247
- Lewis 69,555
- Leo 63,249
- Liam 60,482
- Lucas 49,061
- Logan 40,771
- Louis 35,898
- Luca 30,323
- Louie 24,242
- Leon 22,308
- Levi 9,931
- Lee 7,861
FAQ
Lewy: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lewy in the UK right now?
In 2024, Lewy was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lewy most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 8 babies registered as Lewy in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lewy in the UK?
A total of 70 babies have been registered as Lewy across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Lewy most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Lewy ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #711 in 2020. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.