Lowel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Lowel

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Lowel between 1920 and 1941, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lowel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lowel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lowel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lowel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.