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Lois
Pronounced /ˈləʊ.ɪs/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1932 · #648
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:120 in 2024 (#1,691)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Lois in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1932 with 88 babies, ranked #648.
- It first shows up in the records in 1892.
- 2,644 boys have been named Lois since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lois per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,145 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 1,008 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 272 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 94 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 57 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 18 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈləʊ.ɪs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lois, CC BY-SA 4.0.