Lois

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Lois is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 335,474 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 332,830 as girls and 2,644 as boys. Lois gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1927 and has since declined significantly. It is the #223 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 120
2023 132
2022 124
2021 126
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 92
2005 65
2004 64
2003 80
2002 85
2001 84
2000 84
1999 76
1998 88
1997 100
1996 94
1995 98
1994 96
1993 91
1992 91
1991 115
1990 101
1989 123
1988 128
1987 123
1986 128
1985 129
1984 135
1983 154
1982 175
1981 188
1980 158
1979 174
1978 208
1977 183
1976 199
1975 222
1974 289
1973 319
1972 348
1971 470
1970 526
1969 572
1968 676
1967 760
1966 928
1965 1,211
1964 1,422
1963 1,591
1962 1,794
1961 2,110
1960 2,281
1959 2,497
1958 2,632
1957 2,895
1956 3,236
1955 3,431
1954 3,974
1953 4,240
1952 4,377
1951 4,545
1950 4,521
1949 4,936
1948 5,085
1947 5,740
1946 5,719
1945 5,169
1944 5,562
1943 6,168
1942 6,458
1941 6,144
1940 6,161
1939 6,086
1938 6,555
1937 6,976
1936 7,271
1935 8,046
1934 8,452
1933 8,731
1932 9,607
1931 9,426
1930 10,201
1929 10,372
1928 10,501
1927 10,587
1926 9,873
1925 9,640
1924 9,372
1923 7,889
1922 7,007
1921 6,973
1920 6,616
1919 6,052
1918 5,939
1917 5,544
1916 5,221
1915 4,842
1914 3,490
1913 2,607
1912 2,176
1911 1,519
1910 1,286
1909 1,179
1908 1,039
1907 912
1906 815
1905 771
1904 735
1903 672
1902 601
1901 494
1900 587
1899 423
1898 474
1897 463
1896 388
1895 311
1894 315
1893 260
1892 247
1891 206
1890 175
1889 154
1888 120
1887 129
1886 116
1885 105
1884 84
1883 76
1882 64
1881 53
1880 53