How Many People Are Named Lowis?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Lowis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Lowis peaked in popularity in 1918 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lowis 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 Lowis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Lowis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Lowis is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1918
9 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lowis
Lowis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 56 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lowis as a male name
Ranked #3,835 in 1938
5 male births in 1938
Peak: 1918 (9 births)
Lowis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lowis span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 32 babies were registered. While Lowis is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lowis by Decade
How has Lowis 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.
Lowis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lowis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lowis
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lowis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lowis?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Lowis 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Lowis a common name?
Lowis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lowis most popular?
Lowis reached peak popularity in 1918, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lowis is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lowis a male name?
Lowis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lowis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lowis Smith, Lowis Johnson, Lowis 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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