How Many People Are Named Lowel?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Lowel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 92 years old, and Lowel peaked in popularity in 1926 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lowel 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 Lowel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 92, Lowel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1944.
- Lowel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
92
years old
Peak Year
1926
7 births
Total Registered
40
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lowel
Lowel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 40 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lowel as a male name
Ranked #3,812 in 1941
5 male births in 1941
Peak: 1926 (7 births)
Lowel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lowel span from the 1920s to the 1940s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 23 babies were registered. Lowel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lowel by Decade
How has Lowel 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.
Lowel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lowel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lowel
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lowel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lowel?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Lowel 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Lowel a common name?
Lowel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lowel most popular?
Lowel reached peak popularity in 1926, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lowel is approximately 92 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lowel a male name?
Lowel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lowel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lowel Smith, Lowel Johnson, Lowel 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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