How Many People Are Named Lois?
people named Lois are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,351 people in the US has this name
Based on 335,594 babies named Lois in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,587 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Occitan form of LOUIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lois (99.5%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lois alive today is about 74 years old, and 90% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 68 and 84 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lois first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1927, to 10,587 babies. In 2025, 124 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lois never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #17, in 1929 to 1930, and it was in the top 100 for 52 years, 1902 to 1953. In 2025 it ranked #1,670.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,670 |
| Best rank | #17 (1929 to 1930) |
| Years in the top 100 | 52 (1902 to 1953) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #22 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lois alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lois were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 8,803 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lois was given 1.9 times as often in South Dakota, 1.8 times in Idaho and 1.8 times in Nebraska.
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