Unisex name · since 1900
Lowry
Lowry has 478 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lowry is the #10739 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 478 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lowry has been recorded 478 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #10739 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #8,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,739 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 478 born since 1900
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lowry ranks #8,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,739 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 478 born since 1900, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lowry's 478 recorded births place it above 82.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Lowry compares
478 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lowry's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lowry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 478 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lowry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lowry's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1945 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lowry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1945)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Lowry popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1962 (Lowry as girls' name)
Lowry by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (118 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Lowry's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lowry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 118 births (25% of all-time use).
Lowry by state
Where Lowry concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 478 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lowry's data
- Lowry's decade-level peak was the 1940s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Lowrys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
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 Lowry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Lowry 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.