How Many People Are Named Lowry?
An estimated 228 people in the United States have the first name Lowry. It is predominantly male (94.6%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Lowry peaked in popularity in 1945 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lowry 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 Lowry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
228
About 1 in 1,503,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.6% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1945
16 births
Total Registered
499
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lowry
Lowry is predominantly male (94.6%), though 27 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lowry as a male name
Ranked #10,361 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1945 (16 births)
Lowry as a female name
Ranked #12,910 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (7 births)
Lowry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lowry span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 118 babies were registered. Lowry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lowry by Decade
How has Lowry 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.
Lowry by State
Lowry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lowry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lowry
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lowry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lowry?
We estimate approximately 228 people named Lowry 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 1,503,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Lowry a common name?
Lowry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 499 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lowry most popular?
Lowry reached peak popularity in 1945, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lowry is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lowry a male name?
Lowry is predominantly male. 94.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lowry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lowry Smith, Lowry Johnson, Lowry 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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