Boys' name · peaked in 1931
Lowell name popularity since 1925
33,309 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lowell (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Lowell is about 83 years old in 2026. Lowell peaked in 1931 as the #147 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,309
- Named Lowell, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1931
- #147 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,281 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 206 girls · 33,103 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 5.55× its national share
Peak year is the year Lowell made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lowell births per year, 1925–2025
1931 was the biggest year for Lowell both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1926 and 1931, Lowell became 1.6× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 1,420 to 1 in 2,500.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lowell's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lowell.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lowell in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 59 | 3,649 | – |
| 1930s | 67 | 9,659 | #152 |
| 1940s | 42 | 7,328 | #223 |
| 1950s | 23 | 4,916 | #340 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,374 | #430 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,532 | #728 |
| 1980s | 10 | 988 | #898 |
| 1990s | 0 | 669 | #1,485 |
| 2000s | 0 | 382 | #2,881 |
| 2010s | 0 | 389 | #2,667 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 217 | #3,281 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.0% of babies named Lowell from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Lowell is most popular
The index compares Lowell's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lowell.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 5.55× | 516 |
| South Dakota | 5.30× | 498 |
| Minnesota | 3.81× | 2,051 |
| West Virginia | 3.64× | 945 |
| Iowa | 3.48× | 1,303 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lowell's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lowell.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lowell (1931).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data