Lowell
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #3,240 for boys in 2025, 36 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 1,090 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 41,330since 1881
Lowell over time
Rank among boys' names. Lowell has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,240 | 36 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,693 | 30 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,629 | 31 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,100 | 39 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #2,862 | 43 |
| 2020 | — | #3,025 | 38 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,897 | 42 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,796 | 43 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,123 | 37 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,838 | 42 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,641 | 46 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,985 | 38 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,955 | 38 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,632 | 46 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,605 | 29 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,708 | 28 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,946 | 40 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,946 | 40 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,974 | 39 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,932 | 38 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,846 | 37 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,074 | 32 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,620 | 38 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,817 | 33 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,988 | 30 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,895 | 55 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,733 | 59 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,957 | 49 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,859 | 50 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,638 | 59 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,477 | 65 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,753 | 50 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,379 | 70 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,255 | 81 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,196 | 86 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,058 | 100 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,064 | 96 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,023 | 92 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,047 | 83 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #937 | 95 |
| 1985 | — | #897 | 102 | |
| 1984 | — | #884 | 97 | |
| 1983 | — | #930 | 90 | |
| 1982 | — | #798 | 123 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #882 | 102 |
| 1980 | — | #850 | 108 | |
| 1979 | — | #762 | 130 | |
| 1978 | — | #774 | 118 | |
| 1977 | — | #762 | 124 | |
| 1976 | — | #689 | 145 | |
| 1975 | — | #725 | 130 | |
| 1974 | — | #724 | 128 | |
| 1973 | — | #639 | 155 | |
| 1972 | — | #646 | 152 | |
| 1971 | — | #555 | 212 | |
| 1970 | — | #523 | 238 | |
| 1969 | — | #508 | 234 | |
| 1968 | — | #441 | 299 | |
| 1967 | — | #459 | 272 | |
| 1966 | — | #449 | 292 | |
| 1965 | — | #430 | 323 | |
| 1964 | — | #427 | 353 | |
| 1963 | — | #426 | 358 | |
| 1962 | — | #395 | 419 | |
| 1961 | — | #400 | 393 | |
| 1960 | — | #380 | 431 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #368 | 453 |
| 1958 | — | #364 | 449 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #359 | 449 |
| 1956 | — | #329 | 507 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #339 | 470 |
| 1954 | — | #333 | 471 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #318 | 491 |
| 1952 | — | #320 | 488 | |
| 1951 | — | #287 | 566 | |
| 1950 | — | #276 | 572 | |
| 1949 | — | #255 | 636 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #260 | 623 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #255 | 670 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #238 | 650 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #223 | 603 |
| 1944 | — | #205 | 720 | |
| 1943 | — | #200 | 806 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #177 | 885 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #176 | 865 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #172 | 870 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #166 | 924 |
| 1938 | — | #164 | 966 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #155 | 982 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #150 | 1,022 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #152 | 994 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #148 | 1,033 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #161 | 880 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #150 | 1,047 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #147 | 1,090 |
| 1930 | — | #191 | 721 | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #193 | 700 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #188 | 758 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #193 | 757 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | #195 | 725 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #196 | 709 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #175 | 819 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #194 | 710 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #197 | 698 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #198 | 690 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #198 | 670 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #204 | 608 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #225 | 555 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #205 | 551 |
| 1916 | — | #208 | 529 | |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #201 | 536 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #209 | 390 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #206 | 322 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #231 | 225 |
| 1911 | — | #251 | 104 | |
| 1910 | — | #291 | 71 | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #299 | 58 |
| 1908 | — | #278 | 60 | |
| 1907 | — | #292 | 53 | |
| 1906 | — | #266 | 54 | |
| 1905 | — | #266 | 55 | |
| 1904 | — | #354 | 32 | |
| 1903 | — | #297 | 40 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #383 | 24 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #254 | 43 | |
| 1898 | — | #364 | 28 | |
| 1897 | — | #375 | 25 | |
| 1896 | — | #357 | 29 | |
| 1895 | — | #347 | 28 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #376 | 22 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Lowell! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Lowell is popular in 1922
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#80 · 1 in 355
- Indiana#81 · 1 in 443
- South Dakota#89 · 1 in 345
- Idaho#92 · 1 in 377
- Minnesota#94 · 1 in 467
Best ever in a state: #52 in Minnesota, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #80 | 59 | 1 in 355 |
| Indiana | #81 | 56 | 1 in 443 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 18 | 1 in 345 |
| Idaho | #92 | 10 | 1 in 377 |
| Minnesota | #94 | 48 | 1 in 467 |
| Oregon | #105 | 11 | 1 in 521 |
| Missouri | #109 | 49 | 1 in 575 |
| Kansas | #110 | 31 | 1 in 508 |
| Ohio | #113 | 61 | 1 in 819 |
| Utah | #113 | 11 | 1 in 419 |
| Nebraska | #126 | 18 | 1 in 668 |
| Illinois | #147 | 58 | 1 in 957 |
| Wisconsin | #155 | 21 | 1 in 1,109 |
| California | #164 | 28 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Kentucky | #166 | 24 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Washington | #170 | 8 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Colorado | #182 | 8 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Maine | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,242 |
| North Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Michigan | #193 | 22 | 1 in 1,575 |
| West Virginia | #213 | 11 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Oklahoma | #216 | 16 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Arkansas | #233 | 12 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Tennessee | #255 | 11 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Florida | #271 | 5 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Alabama | #277 | 12 | 1 in 2,229 |
| South Carolina | #312 | 7 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Texas | #332 | 23 | 1 in 2,276 |
| Virginia | #366 | 6 | 1 in 4,016 |
| Pennsylvania | #473 | 7 | 1 in 12,425 |
| New York | #505 | 7 | 1 in 13,268 |
| Georgia | #507 | 5 | 1 in 6,153 |
| North Carolina | #558 | 5 | 1 in 6,797 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lowell
- 453 spots since 2024 (#3,693 → #3,240)
- 215 spots since 2020 (#3,025 → #3,240)
- 599 spots since 2015 (#2,641 → #3,240)
- Biggest jump: 289 spots in 1889 (#704 → #415)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1891 (#376 → #524)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1931 at #147 (1,090 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1885–1986
- Highest: 1 in 954 boys born in 1931 were named Lowell (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 47,447 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.4% of all boys named Lowell (9,659) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 80 | #415 (1889) | #640 |
| 1890s | 230 | #254 (1899) | #420 |
| 1900s | 439 | #266 (1905) | #318 |
| 1910s | 3,891 | #201 (1915) | #223 |
| 1920s | 7,236 | #175 (1924) | #193 |
| 1930s | 9,659 | #147 (1931) | #158 |
| 1940s | 7,328 | #172 (1940) | #216 |
| 1950s | 4,916 | #276 (1950) | #329 |
| 1960s | 3,374 | #380 (1960) | #432 |
| 1970s | 1,532 | #523 (1970) | #680 |
| 1980s | 988 | #798 (1982) | #931 |
| 1990s | 669 | #1,058 (1990) | #1,531 |
| 2000s | 382 | #1,895 (2000) | #2,804 |
| 2010s | 389 | #2,632 (2012) | #3,018 |
| 2020s | 217 | #2,862 (2021) | #3,258 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lowell in 1922
Top girls' names in 1922
Top boys' names in 1922
More about 1922
girls
1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 109,182 of them was named Lowell, which outranked 48.9% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,780Ysabel12
- #2,780Zellie12
- #2,780Zelphia12
- #2,958Lowell11
- #2,958Albertia11
- #2,958Albirtha11
- #2,958Aloha11
- #3,152Aino10
- #3,152Alita10
- #3,152Altie10
Tied with 193 names at #2,958; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,559 of them was named Lowell, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.