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Lois

Girl Ancient Greek #1591 in 2023

Lois is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Lois

The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him. From Λωΐς, of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.

Popularity of Lois

Popularity, 1880–2023

132 births in 2023

1880 2023

332,710 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1927

10,587 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.