Recorded 1909–1977 Boys' name Peak 1929 379 births

Lowery — boys' name

379 babies named Lowery in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s291920s721930s571940s921950s841960s291970s11
1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Lowery was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lowery in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lowery

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Lowery between 1909 and 1977, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lowery currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lowery performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lowery shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lowery in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lowery 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 379 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.

Lowery at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

379

Since 1909

69 years of records

Peak year

1929

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1909

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1977

Lowery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1909

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1929)
15
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 19771958195119441936192819201909 5

Lowery by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
92 births that decade — 24% of Lowery's all-time total
1900s51910s291920s721930s571940s921950s841960s291970s11

Lowery by state

Where Lowery concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lowery
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.3%
Mississippi share of Lowery's total US births 1.3%

5 of 379 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lowery?
379 babies have been named Lowery since 1909. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1929 with 15 births.
When was Lowery most popular?
Lowery was most popular in the 1940s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Lowery most popular?
The top states for the name Lowery are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Lowery been used?
Lowery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 69 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Lowery?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lowell, Lowen, Lowry, 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, 1909–1977 (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.