Lew is an uncommon variant of Lee that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Lew is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,142 for boy births in the United States (and #27,005 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lew was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,142 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,132 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,548 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,596 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,931 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,281 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,288 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,700 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,922 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,619 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,332 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,933 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | — | #4,038 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,092 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,536 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,670 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,406 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,560 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,248 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,574 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,439 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,145 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,511 |
| 1970 | 21 | — | — | #1,965 |
| 1969 | 23 | — | — | #1,753 |
| 1968 | 22 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | — | #1,793 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | — | #1,945 |
| 1963 | 29 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1962 | 32 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1961 | 34 | — | — | #1,379 |
| 1960 | 38 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1959 | 55 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1957 | 59 | — | #6,625 | #1,037 |
| 1956 | 40 | — | #6,473 | #1,311 |
| 1955 | 35 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1954 | 31 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1953 | 37 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1952 | 35 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1950 | 33 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | — | #1,450 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1947 | 42 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1946 | 36 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1945 | 30 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1944 | 28 | — | — | #1,277 |
| 1943 | 31 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1942 | 27 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1941 | 35 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1938 | 31 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1937 | 28 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1936 | 30 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1935 | 30 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1934 | 31 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1932 | 31 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1931 | 35 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | — | #1,448 |
| 1929 | 27 | — | #4,968 | #1,588 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | — | #1,542 |
| 1925 | 34 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | — | #1,800 |
| 1921 | 29 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | — | #2,209 |
| 1918 | 32 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1916 | 29 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,596 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #647 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #775 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,119 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #705 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #773 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #764 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #805 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #663 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #677 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #708 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #702 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #732 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #502 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #811 |
| 1885 | 18 | — | — | #431 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #499 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #576 |
| 1882 | 16 | — | — | #461 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #629 |
| 1880 | 20 | — | — | #389 |