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 turned....hot new baby name?

True to the Hundred Year Rule, Lois is poised to climb the charts again and reprise its heyday in the 1920s. Its choice by Mrs. America, Ballerina Farm momfluencer Hannah Neeleman, is helping ropel it back into style. In the 1920s, Lois was a Top 20 names. Lois stayed in the Top 50 into the 1940's, but dropped off the list completely in 1983.

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 Iris and Louise, so why not Lois?

Lois Rank in US Top 1000

# 984 in the US

Lois Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 445 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lois

• 445 Nameberry 2025
• 698 Unique 2024
• 318 England 2023
• 34 Netherlands 2019

20 Names Similar to Lois

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• Marjorie
• Joan
• 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"