Boys' name · since 1920
Lowel
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Lowel, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Lowel since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lowel recorded 40 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1941.
- #23,740 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lowel ranks #23,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lowel's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lowel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lowel's full recorded timeline at 1933, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lowel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1941
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lowel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
1930s was Lowel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lowel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lowel's data
- Lowel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lowel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1920–1941 (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 Lowel 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.