Lois

Greek

"most desirable"

Lois Origin and Meaning

The name Lois is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "most desirable".

The eternal fiancee of Superman turned sweet gray-haired lady who's always available to babysit her grandkids. Lois is actually a New Testament name of Greek origin: she was converted by Paul and was the grandmother of Timothy, who became one of Paul's disciples. Other s-ending names are making a comeback, as is Louise, so why not Lois?

Lois was a Top 20 name in the 1920s and stayed in the Top 50 into the 1940's, but dropped off the list completely in 1983.

Lois Popularity

• 533 Nameberry 2021
• 854 Unique 2020
• 260 England 2020
• 34 Netherlands 2019