Is Lowell a boy or girl name?
Lowell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Lowell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 41,645 US babies named Lowell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,735
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lowell since 1881
- 41,645
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 1,100 babies
Boys and girls named Lowell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 439 | 7 | 1.6% |
| 1910s | 3,891 | 74 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 7,236 | 119 | 1.6% |
| 1930s | 9,659 | 67 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 7,327 | 47 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 4,916 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 3,373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 988 | 10 | 1% |
| 1990s | 669 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 382 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 389 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 181 | 5 | 2.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,136 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,894 | 5 | #16,719 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,057 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,865 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,980 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,663 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,769 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 92 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 95 | #942 | 5 | #11,994 |
| 1985 | 102 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 97 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 90 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 123 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 102 | #884 | 5 | #11,382 |
| 1980 | 108 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 131 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 118 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 124 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 145 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 130 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 128 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 155 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 152 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 212 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 238 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 234 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 299 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 272 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 292 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 323 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 353 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 358 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 419 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 392 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 431 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 453 | #368 | 6 | #5,956 |
| 1958 | 449 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 449 | #360 | 7 | #5,179 |
| 1956 | 507 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 470 | #340 | 5 | #6,356 |
| 1954 | 471 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 491 | #318 | 5 | #6,167 |
| 1952 | 488 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 566 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 572 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 635 | #256 | 5 | #5,695 |
| 1948 | 623 | #260 | 5 | #5,693 |
| 1947 | 670 | #256 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1946 | 650 | #239 | 7 | #4,248 |
| 1945 | 603 | #223 | 7 | #3,869 |
| 1944 | 720 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 807 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 884 | #177 | 5 | #5,044 |
| 1941 | 865 | #176 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1940 | 870 | #172 | 6 | #4,146 |
| 1939 | 924 | #166 | 6 | #4,062 |
| 1938 | 966 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 982 | #155 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1936 | 1,022 | #150 | 7 | #3,579 |
| 1935 | 994 | #152 | 8 | #3,330 |
| 1934 | 1,033 | #148 | 9 | #3,063 |
| 1933 | 880 | #161 | 9 | #3,017 |
| 1932 | 1,047 | #150 | 11 | #2,754 |
| 1931 | 1,090 | #147 | 10 | #2,899 |
| 1930 | 721 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 700 | #193 | 12 | #2,668 |
| 1928 | 758 | #188 | 10 | #3,065 |
| 1927 | 757 | #193 | 10 | #3,189 |
| 1926 | 725 | #195 | 16 | #2,312 |
| 1925 | 709 | #196 | 11 | #3,051 |
| 1924 | 819 | #175 | 15 | #2,468 |
| 1923 | 710 | #194 | 8 | #3,824 |
| 1922 | 698 | #197 | 11 | #3,070 |
| 1921 | 690 | #199 | 14 | #2,573 |
| 1920 | 670 | #198 | 12 | #2,816 |
| 1919 | 608 | #204 | 11 | #2,915 |
| 1918 | 555 | #225 | 14 | #2,449 |
| 1917 | 551 | #205 | 16 | #2,153 |
| 1916 | 529 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 536 | #201 | 11 | #2,626 |
| 1914 | 390 | #209 | 7 | #3,048 |
| 1913 | 322 | #207 | 7 | #2,689 |
| 1912 | 225 | #231 | 8 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 104 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 71 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 58 | #301 | 7 | #1,883 |
| 1908 | 60 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 53 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 54 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 55 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 32 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 40 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 28 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 24 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 35 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 43 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 28 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 29 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 28 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 22 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #957 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lowell reached #147 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #1,883 in 1909. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lowell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.