Girls' name · since 1928
Lowana
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Lowana, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lowana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 120 have been recorded since 1928.
Lowana has 120 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1976.
- #25,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1928
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lowana ranks #25,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1928, peaking in the 1950s.
- #25,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lowana's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lowana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lowana splits its recorded history at 1955: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lowana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1976
- Peak year (1958)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lowana by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (49 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Lowana's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lowana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 49 births (41% of all-time use).
Lowana by state
Where Lowana concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 5.8% |
7 of 120 births nationwide.
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- Lowana's decade-level peak was the 1950s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lowanas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lowana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lowana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.