How Many People Are Named Lowery?
An estimated 160 people in the United States have the first name Lowery. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Lowery peaked in popularity in 1929 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lowery 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 Lowery paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Lowery is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
160
About 1 in 2,142,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1929
15 births
Total Registered
379
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lowery
Lowery is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 379 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lowery as a male name
Ranked #6,448 in 1977
5 male births in 1977
Peak: 1929 (15 births)
Lowery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lowery span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 92 babies were registered. Lowery has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lowery by Decade
How has Lowery 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.
Lowery by State
Lowery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lowery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lowery
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lowery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lowery?
We estimate approximately 160 people named Lowery 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 2,142,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Lowery a common name?
Lowery is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 379 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lowery most popular?
Lowery reached peak popularity in 1929, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lowery is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lowery a male name?
Lowery is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lowery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lowery Smith, Lowery Johnson, Lowery 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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