How Many People Are Named Lowell?
people named Lowell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,244 people in the US has this name
Based on 41,677 babies named Lowell in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,100 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from a Norman French nickname, from lou "wolf" and a diminutive suffix. The surname was borne by American poet and satirist James Russell Lowell (1819-1891).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lowell, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lowell alive today is about 63 years old, and 67% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 54 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lowell first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1931, to 1,100 babies. In 2025, 36 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lowell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #147, in 1931. In 2025 it ranked #3,280.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,280 |
| Best rank | #147 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #155 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lowell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lowell were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 948 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lowell was given 3.7 times as often in South Dakota, 3.4 times in Minnesota and 3.1 times in North Dakota.
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