Name meaning & stats
Lois
Lois means “better, more desirable (debated)” (Ancient Greek origin). 114,716 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“better, more desirable (debated)”
Ancient GreekDebated
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
114,716 US babies were named Lois between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Lois (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Lois is the main spelling
- Lois 98%
- Loyce 1%
- Loise <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)