US rank #1969 Unisex name Peak 2024 623 births

Lowen — #1969 US boys' name

623 babies named Lowen in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s51970s51980s291990s272000s592010s2232020s269
#1969
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lowen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

79 babies were named Lowen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lowen

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Lowen between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lowen currently holds the #1969 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 79 babies received it in a single year. Lowen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 393 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lowen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lowen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lowen in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lowen 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 623 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.

Lowen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

623

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2024

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,969

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lowen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
79
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199119831918 6

Lowen popularity over time — girls

393 total births recorded since 2015 (Lowen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 393 births
020406080100120 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 9

Lowen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
269 births that decade — 43% of Lowen's all-time total
1910s61930s51970s51980s291990s272000s592010s2232020s269

Lowen by state

Where Lowen concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lowen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 3.2%
#2 Texas
10 1.6%
#3 Florida
7 1.1%
#4 Ohio
6 1.0%
#5 Washington
6 1.0%
#6 Illinois
5 0.8%
#7 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Lowen's total US births 3.2%
Even split

20 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lowen?
623 babies have been named Lowen since 1918. It currently ranks #1969 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 79 births.
When was Lowen most popular?
Lowen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lowen most popular?
The top states for the name Lowen are California (20 births), Texas (10 births), Florida (7 births).
Is Lowen a unisex name?
Yes, Lowen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 623 births, and as a girl's name it has 393 births.
How long has the name Lowen been used?
Lowen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lowen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lowell, Lowry, Lowery, Lowis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.