Low vs Lowell

Side-by-side comparison of Low and Lowell — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Low

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Lowell

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Metric Low Lowell
Current Rank Unranked #3682
Total Births (all years) 5 41,293
Peak Year 1920 1931
Peak Year Births 5 1,090
Peak Decade 1920ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Low Lowell
1880ss — 80
1890ss — 230
1900ss — 439
1910ss — 3,891
1920ss 5 7,236
1930ss — 9,659
1940ss — 7,327
1950ss — 4,916
1960ss — 3,373
1970ss — 1,533
1980ss — 988
1990ss — 669
2000ss — 382
2010ss — 389
2020ss — 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Low Lowell
2014 — 38
2015 — 46
2016 — 42
2017 — 37
2018 — 43
2019 — 42
2020 — 38
2021 — 43
2022 — 39
2023 — 31
2024 — 30

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1920.

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