Lois
About Lois
The name Lois peaked for girls at #17 in 1930. The name is most popular in Kentucky, Washington, and Utah. Lois is occasionally used for boys in 2021.
As of October 2026, Lois ranked #1670 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #17 in 1930, Nameberry popularity #821.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,973 | 101 | 56.5 |
| 2015 | #1,879 | 109 | 61.1 |
| 2016 | #1,751 | 119 | 67.2 |
| 2017 | #1,621 | 134 | 77.6 |
| 2018 | #1,700 | 122 | 71.7 |
| 2019 | #1,693 | 124 | 73.9 |
| 2020 | #1,846 | 106 | 65.6 |
| 2021 | #1,725 | 120 | 73.1 |
| 2022 | #1,690 | 124 | 75.6 |
| 2023 | #1,591 | 132 | 82.3 |
| 2024 | #1,698 | 120 | 74.1 |
| 2025 | #1,670 | 124 | 77.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Loiss
- 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
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"