How Many People Are Named Randy Lowe?

There are approximately 84 people named Randy Lowe living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Randy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lowe. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,080,409 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Randy

Last Name

Lowe

Randy: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Randy. The peak year was 1956 with 16,740 births. The average person named Randy today is 58 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Randy

In the 2020 Census, the first name Randy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.58%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.98%) and Black (7.49%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Randy in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Randy rose or fell over time.

White

78.58%

Black

7.49%

Hispanic

7.98%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.50%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.97%

Two or More Races

2.48%

Ancestry of the Lowe Surname

The surname Lowe was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Lowe in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

69.98%

Black

19.04%

Hispanic

3.64%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.77%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.91%

Two or More Races

4.66%

How we calculated this

The first name "Randy" has an estimated frequency of 0.0814% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Lowe" appears at a rate of 30.01 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Randy are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 84 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Randy

Randy Smith Randy Johnson Randy Williams Randy Brown Randy Jones Randy Garcia Randy White Randy Young

Other people with the surname Lowe

Michael Lowe James Lowe John Lowe David Lowe Robert Lowe William Lowe Lucas Lowe

Randy Lowe: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Randy Lowe?

We estimate approximately 84 people named Randy Lowe are alive in the United States today. The first name Randy is shared by 278,910 Americans, and the surname Lowe is shared by 102,857.

How rare is the name Randy Lowe?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans. The first name Randy is common and the surname Lowe is common.

Is Randy a male or female name?

Randy is predominantly male, with 98.5% of bearers being male and 1.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1956 and the average bearer today is 58 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Randy?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Randy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.58%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.98%) and Black (7.49%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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