Entry № 6011 · Greek origin

Lois Lois — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LO-iss /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Most desired, agreeable"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "most desired, agreeable".

Lois (Λωΐς) is a Greek name of uncertain meaning — possibly "most desired" or "agreeable." In the New Testament, Lois is the grandmother of Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5).

Lois peaked at #15 in the U.S. in 1934.

Timothy's grandmother. Superman's Lois Lane.

The name in its native script.

Λωΐς
Transliteration
Lōís
Pronunciation
/ ˈloʊ.ɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Lois stands.

Lois does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Loiss before her.

Real people
Lois Wilson
American silent film actress.
1894 – 1988
In fiction
Lois Lane
Reporter, love of Superman.
1938 onward
Lois Griffin
Matriarch of Family Guy.
1999 onward

Names connected to Lois.

The number behind Lois.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Lois reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.