NameTides

Lois

Lois was the #1,666 girls' name in the US in 2025 (124 babies), and #460 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Lois as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lois as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Lois as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,666 (124)#460 (87)#242 (15)#231 (7)#718 (4)#1,882 (12)
2024#1,681 (121)#374 (115)#295 (12)#288 (5)#556 (6)#1,291 (19)
2023#1,586 (132)#314 (139)#236 (16)#237 (7)—#1,419 (16)
2022#1,684 (124)#369 (115)#260 (14)#354 (4)—#1,415 (16)
2021#1,721 (120)#297 (158)#216 (19)#266 (6)#586 (6)#1,592 (14)
2020#1,841 (106)#258 (182)#313 (11)#246 (6)#544 (6)#1,662 (13)
2019#1,687 (124)#265 (182)#175 (25)#213 (8)#502 (7)#1,798 (12)
2018#1,692 (122)#215 (236)#172 (26)#273 (6)#474 (8)#1,259 (19)
2017#1,614 (134)#183 (293)#174 (27)#239 (7)#734 (4)#1,506 (15)
2016#1,743 (119)#192 (287)#153 (32)#251 (7)—#1,230 (20)
2015#1,872 (109)#152 (357)#134 (36)#312 (5)#660 (5)#1,312 (18)
2014#1,967 (101)#140 (389)#112 (43)#178 (11)—#1,229 (20)
2013#2,344 (78)#137 (391)#107 (43)#218 (9)#660 (5)#2,058 (10)
2012#2,047 (94)#128 (447)#94 (53)#229 (8)#677 (5)#2,158 (9)
2011#2,511 (72)#121 (481)#137 (34)#168 (12)#612 (6)#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1929 at #17.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lois is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lois by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Lois (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,10010

Lois (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LoisCanadaGirls#1,88212
LoisCanadaBoys—too few
LoisEngland & WalesGirls#46087
LoisEngland & WalesBoys—too few
LoisIrelandGirls#7184
LoisNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
LoisScotlandGirls#24215
LoisUSGirls#1,666124
LoisUSBoys—too few