Baby names
How popular is the name Lois?
In 2025, 124 baby girls in the U.S. were named Lois, the 1666th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1927, when 10,505 girls got the name. 332,950 girls have been named Lois since 1880. 2,644 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,666
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
124
girls named Lois
Peak year
1927
10,505 girls
Girls named Lois each year since 1880
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The numbers for Lois (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 |
| 2024 | 121 |
| 2023 | 132 |
| 2022 | 124 |
| 2021 | 120 |
| 2020 | 106 |
| 2019 | 124 |
| 2018 | 122 |
| 2017 | 134 |
| 2016 | 119 |
| 2015 | 109 |
| 2014 | 101 |
| 2013 | 78 |
| 2012 | 94 |
| 2011 | 72 |
| 2010 | 70 |
| 2009 | 80 |
| 2008 | 85 |
| 2007 | 82 |
| 2006 | 87 |
| 2005 | 65 |
| 2004 | 64 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2002 | 85 |
| 2001 | 84 |
| 2000 | 78 |
| 1999 | 76 |
| 1998 | 88 |
| 1997 | 100 |
| 1996 | 94 |
| 1995 | 98 |
| 1994 | 96 |
| 1993 | 91 |
| 1992 | 85 |
| 1991 | 109 |
| 1990 | 93 |
| 1989 | 117 |
| 1988 | 120 |
| 1987 | 110 |
| 1986 | 123 |
| 1985 | 129 |
| 1984 | 135 |
| 1983 | 148 |
| 1982 | 175 |
| 1981 | 187 |
| 1980 | 153 |
| 1979 | 174 |
| 1978 | 201 |
| 1977 | 183 |
| 1976 | 189 |
| 1975 | 222 |
| 1974 | 284 |
| 1973 | 311 |
| 1972 | 343 |
| 1971 | 460 |
| 1970 | 517 |
| 1969 | 565 |
| 1968 | 669 |
| 1967 | 755 |
| 1966 | 918 |
| 1965 | 1,204 |
| 1964 | 1,408 |
| 1963 | 1,580 |
| 1962 | 1,783 |
| 1961 | 2,103 |
| 1960 | 2,269 |
| 1959 | 2,485 |
| 1958 | 2,626 |
| 1957 | 2,877 |
| 1956 | 3,225 |
| 1955 | 3,418 |
| 1954 | 3,952 |
| 1953 | 4,219 |
| 1952 | 4,361 |
| 1951 | 4,533 |
| 1950 | 4,504 |
| 1949 | 4,915 |
| 1948 | 5,077 |
| 1947 | 5,717 |
| 1946 | 5,700 |
| 1945 | 5,148 |
| 1944 | 5,529 |
| 1943 | 6,132 |
| 1942 | 6,406 |
| 1941 | 6,105 |
| 1940 | 6,125 |
| 1939 | 6,034 |
| 1938 | 6,502 |
| 1937 | 6,932 |
| 1936 | 7,232 |
| 1935 | 7,990 |
| 1934 | 8,387 |
| 1933 | 8,655 |
| 1932 | 9,519 |
| 1931 | 9,348 |
| 1930 | 10,114 |
| 1929 | 10,295 |
| 1928 | 10,425 |
| 1927 | 10,505 |
| 1926 | 9,816 |
| 1925 | 9,573 |
| 1924 | 9,300 |
| 1923 | 7,814 |
| 1922 | 6,946 |
| 1921 | 6,899 |
| 1920 | 6,560 |
| 1919 | 5,976 |
| 1918 | 5,877 |
| 1917 | 5,485 |
| 1916 | 5,149 |
| 1915 | 4,775 |
| 1914 | 3,432 |
| 1913 | 2,560 |
| 1912 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,508 |
| 1910 | 1,271 |
| 1909 | 1,157 |
| 1908 | 1,023 |
| 1907 | 899 |
| 1906 | 799 |
| 1905 | 763 |
| 1904 | 727 |
| 1903 | 664 |
| 1902 | 594 |
| 1901 | 488 |
| 1900 | 577 |
| 1899 | 415 |
| 1898 | 466 |
| 1897 | 457 |
| 1896 | 388 |
| 1895 | 311 |
| 1894 | 308 |
| 1893 | 260 |
| 1892 | 242 |
| 1891 | 206 |
| 1890 | 175 |
| 1889 | 154 |
| 1888 | 120 |
| 1887 | 129 |
| 1886 | 116 |
| 1885 | 105 |
| 1884 | 84 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1882 | 64 |
| 1881 | 53 |
| 1880 | 53 |
Boys named Lois each year since 1880
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The numbers for Lois (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 13 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1962 | 11 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1959 | 12 |
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1957 | 19 |
| 1956 | 11 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1954 | 22 |
| 1953 | 20 |
| 1952 | 15 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1950 | 17 |
| 1949 | 21 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1947 | 23 |
| 1946 | 19 |
| 1945 | 21 |
| 1944 | 33 |
| 1943 | 36 |
| 1942 | 52 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1940 | 37 |
| 1939 | 52 |
| 1938 | 52 |
| 1937 | 44 |
| 1936 | 39 |
| 1935 | 57 |
| 1934 | 65 |
| 1933 | 76 |
| 1932 | 88 |
| 1931 | 78 |
| 1930 | 87 |
| 1929 | 77 |
| 1928 | 76 |
| 1927 | 82 |
| 1926 | 56 |
| 1925 | 67 |
| 1924 | 73 |
| 1923 | 75 |
| 1922 | 61 |
| 1921 | 74 |
| 1920 | 56 |
| 1919 | 76 |
| 1918 | 62 |
| 1917 | 59 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1915 | 67 |
| 1914 | 58 |
| 1913 | 47 |
| 1912 | 30 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1907 | 13 |
| 1906 | 16 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.