How Many People Are Named Dow?
An estimated 470 people in the United States have the first name Dow. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Dow peaked in popularity in 1962 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dow as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dow paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
470
About 1 in 729,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1962
26 births
Total Registered
1,091
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dow
Dow is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,091 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dow as a male name
Ranked #12,569 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1962 (26 births)
Dow: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dow span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 174 babies were registered. Dow has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dow by Decade
How has Dow tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dow by State
Dow + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dow as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dow
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dow: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dow?
We estimate approximately 470 people named Dow are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 729,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Dow a common name?
Dow is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,091 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dow most popular?
Dow reached peak popularity in 1962, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dow is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dow a male name?
Dow is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dow Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dow Smith, Dow Johnson, Dow Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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