Name
LOIS

Name LOIS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 357,207 births of Lois in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,516 births of children bearing the first name Lois per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 326 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Lois   
In Italiano Nome Lois   
Available variant : Loïs
Variation : Loida


Information about the first name Lois

We celebrate Lois on June 21st
The first name Lois is listed in our categories :The first name Lois has been assigned to:
0.49% to boys
99.51% to girls
The country where the first name Lois is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Lois

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Lois : Iloš, Ilso, Islo, Isol, Lios, Liso, Losi, Olis, Olsi, Osli, Silo, Soli

Lois in Japanese *

Romajiroisu
Katakanaロイス
Hiraganaろいす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Lois in Japanese
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Lois in sign language

Lois in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Lois

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
Anagrams src :
  • Sol I, oils, silo, soil, soli
Anagrams src :
  • Sol I, oils, silo, soil, soli
Noun src :
  • LOIs
  • plural of LOI
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪs/
Proper noun src :
  • Lois
  • (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
  • : 2 Timothy 1: 5:
  • When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
FR French
Anagrams src :
  • silo
Noun src :
  • lois f pl
  • plural of loi (“law”)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lwa/
Old French
Noun src :
  • lois f pl
  • oblique/nominative plural of loi
Dalmatian
Etymology src :
  • Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *liseus or *lisius, perhaps from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”). Compare Italian liscio, Portuguese and Spanish liso, Catalan llis, Sicilian lisciu, Friulian lis, Romansch glisch.
Adjective src :
  • lois
  • smooth
Galician
Etymology src :
  • Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈlojs/
Proper noun src :
  • Lois
  • a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis
 

Popularity of the name Lois

Number of LOIS births per year

Total births of Lois by country

Births with the first name Lois
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
1,011
329,346
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
9,467
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
4
9,447
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
3,730
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
1,520
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
466
212
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
70
350
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
0
410
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
2
267
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
33
160
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
53
71
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
27
72
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
46
44
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
37
52
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
86
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
0
80
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
76
SESweden
1998 - 2022
2
33
CLChili
2010 - 2021
9
10
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
13
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
1
0

Total births of Lois by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Lois
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
158
NLNetherlands
2022
0
57
USUnited State of America
2022
0
51
DEGermany
2022
7
6
FRFrance
2022
11
0
ATAustria
2021
0
8
BEBelgium
2022
0
7
CHSwitzerland
2021
3
2
ITItaly
2021
3
2
QCQuebec
2022
2
2
CLChili
2021
1
2
ABAlberta
2022
0
2
SESweden
2022
0
2

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Personalities with the first name Lois

There are 44 personalities with the first name Lois


Sarah Vaughan
(Sarah Lois Vaughan) src

United states of america
Singer Pianist Jazz musician


Maureen Stapleton
src

United states of america
Stage actor Television actor Film actor


Lois Mcmaster Bujold
src

United states of america
Writer Novelist Science fiction writer


Lois Maxwell
(Lois Ruth Hooker) src

Canada
Actor Writer


Lois Lowry
src

United states of america
Photographer Writer Journalist Children's writer Novelist


Jessie Ware
src

United kingdom
Composer Singer Singer-songwriter Recording artist


Lois Chiles
src

United states of america
Actor Model Television actor Film actor


Lois Weber
src

United states of america
Screenwriter Film director Film producer Film actor


Lois Wilson
src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Film director Television actor Film actor Beauty pageant contestant


Lois Smith
src

United states of america
Stage actor Television actor Film actor



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Lois
Full list of personalities with the first name Lois

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Lois

There are 451 actors and actresses with the first name Lois
Lois Edmett
Lois Winstone
Lois Ayres
Lois Clowater
Lois Leftwich
Lois Hyett
Lois Mitchell
Lois Read
Lois Chiles
Lois Baxter
Lois Foraker
Lois Lane
Lois Hamilton
Lois Johnson
Lois Daine
Lois Roberts
Lois Ursone
Lois Diane Hicks
Lois Red Elk
Lois Battle
Lois Jewell
Lois Lilienstein
Lois Rayman
Lois Butler
Lois Chartrand
Lois De Banzie
Lois Smith
Lois Bendler
Lois Geary
Lois Markle

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Lois
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Lois

Rankings of first name LOIS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1577QC Quebec2022
#1823CH Switzerland2021
#2549FR France2022
#2647IT Italy2021
#3113DE Germany2022
#5039CL Chili2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#255NL Netherlands2022
#298GB United Kingdom2021
#572AT Austria2021
#1126BE Belgium2022
#1942QC Quebec2022
#1987US United State of America2022
#2031AB Alberta2022
#2093CL Chili2021
#2202SE Sweden2022
#2399CH Switzerland2021
#3650DE Germany2022
#4326IT Italy2021