Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lewin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 275
- 275 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,515 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +52%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,515 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 317 as a first name in 2020; 4,931 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lewin’s family of names
In English usage, Lewin as a surname has a related form in Levi. In English usage, Lewin as a surname has a related form in LIVINGS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lewin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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