Recorded 1913–1938 Boys' name Peak 1918 56 births

Lowis — boys' name

56 babies named Lowis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s321930s10
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Lowis was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lowis in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lowis

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Lowis between 1913 and 1938, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lowis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lowis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lowis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lowis 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 56 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.

Lowis at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

56

Since 1913

26 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1913

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1938

Lowis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1913

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Lowis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 57% of Lowis's all-time total
1910s141920s321930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lowis?
56 babies have been named Lowis since 1913. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Lowis most popular?
Lowis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lowis been used?
Lowis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 26 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Lowis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lowell, Lowen, Lowry, Lowery, 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, 1913–1938 (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.