Recorded 1917–1937 Boys' name Peak 1932 21 births

Lowman — boys' name

21 babies named Lowman in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s11
1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lowman was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lowman in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lowman

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Lowman between 1917 and 1937, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lowman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lowman performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lowman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lowman 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 21 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.

Lowman at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

21

Since 1917

21 years of records

Peak year

1932

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1917

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1937

Lowman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1917

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1937193219271917 5

Lowman by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 52% of Lowman's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lowman?
21 babies have been named Lowman since 1917. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
When was Lowman most popular?
Lowman was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Lowman been used?
Lowman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 21 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Lowman?
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, 1917–1937 (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.