Lois

Greek

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The name Lois is currently ranked #984 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #17 in 1929. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LOIS, LOIS, and LOIS. Lois is occasionally used for boys in 2021.

Lois Rank in US Top 1000

# 984 in the US

Lois Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 491 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lois

• 491 Nameberry 2026
• 698 Unique 2024
• 375 England 2024
• 34 Netherlands 2019

20 Names Similar to Lois

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• Edna
• Mildred
• Francine
• Betsy
• Gertrude
• Frida
• Dora
• Dinah
• Jemima
• Marion
• Jean
• Gladys
• Peggy
• Maud
• Doris
• Gretchen
• Augustine
• Bernadette

Famous People Named Lois

• Lois Eleanor Delander Miss America 1927
• Lois Lenski American novelist
• Lois Bancroft Long American 1920s magazine columnist
• Lois Ann Lowry American novelist
• (Florence) Lois Weber American actress and film director
• Lois McMaster Bujold American novelist
• Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud Capps U.S. Congresswoman from California
• Lois Wilson American silent film actress
• Lois Collyer (born Madelyn Earle Jones) American actress
• Lois Johnson American country music singer
• Lois Elsa Hole Canadian politician; 15th Lieut. Governor of Alberta
• Lois Duncan American novelist
• Lois June Nettleton American actress
• Lois Ada (Goldberg) Lilienstein Canadian singer of trio Sharon, Lois & Bram
• Lois Ruth Maxwell Canadian actress
• Loïs Mailou Jones American painter
• Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling) American actress
• Lois Cleveland Chiles American actress
• Lois Arlene Smith American actress
• Lois Jane Frankel U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
• Lois Meredith American actress
• Lois Gail Lerner American attorney; former IRS director
• Lois Logan (b. 2012) daughter of athletes Kenny and Gabby Logan; twin of brother Reuben

The name Lois in Pop Culture

• Lois Lane character in the "Superman" franchise
• Lois Patrice Griffin character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Lois Whelan Debra's mother on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Lois Harlan character in "The Gingerbread Man"
• Lois Bailey Flagston main character in comic strip "Hi and Lois"
• Lois Habiba character on TV's "Torchwood: Children of Earth"
• Lois Ellington Morgan Ellen's mother on TV's "Ellen"
• Lois mother on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
• Lois main character of Margaret Atwood's short story "Death by Landscape"