Lowell
Boy
Lowell is a boys' name, meaning “little wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Lowell mean?
“little wolf”
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Lowell a girl's or a boy's name?
Lowell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lowell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lowell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Lowell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Lowell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Lowell, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 1931, with 1,090 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the boys named Lowell in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lowell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,098 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,730 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,635 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,374 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,251 |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,190 |
| 1990 | 100 | #1,054 |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,060 |
| 1988 | 92 | #1,021 |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,046 |
| 1986 | 95 | #936 |
| 1985 | 102 | #897 |
| 1984 | 97 | #884 |
| 1983 | 90 | #930 |
| 1982 | 123 | #798 |
| 1981 | 102 | #882 |
| 1980 | 108 | #850 |
| 1979 | 130 | #762 |
| 1978 | 118 | #774 |
| 1977 | 124 | #762 |
| 1976 | 145 | #689 |
| 1975 | 130 | #725 |
| 1974 | 128 | #724 |
| 1973 | 155 | #639 |
| 1972 | 152 | #646 |
| 1971 | 212 | #555 |
| 1970 | 238 | #523 |
| 1969 | 234 | #508 |
| 1968 | 299 | #441 |
| 1967 | 272 | #459 |
| 1966 | 292 | #449 |
| 1965 | 323 | #430 |
| 1964 | 353 | #427 |
| 1963 | 358 | #426 |
| 1962 | 419 | #395 |
| 1961 | 393 | #400 |
| 1960 | 431 | #380 |
| 1959 | 453 | #368 |
| 1958 | 449 | #364 |
| 1957 | 449 | #359 |
| 1956 | 507 | #329 |
| 1955 | 470 | #338 |
| 1954 | 471 | #332 |
| 1953 | 491 | #317 |
| 1952 | 488 | #320 |
| 1951 | 566 | #287 |
| 1950 | 572 | #276 |
| 1949 | 636 | #255 |
| 1948 | 623 | #260 |
| 1947 | 670 | #255 |
| 1946 | 650 | #238 |
| 1945 | 603 | #223 |
| 1944 | 720 | #205 |
| 1943 | 806 | #200 |
| 1942 | 885 | #177 |
| 1941 | 865 | #176 |
| 1940 | 870 | #172 |
| 1939 | 924 | #166 |
| 1938 | 966 | #164 |
| 1937 | 982 | #155 |
| 1936 | 1,022 | #150 |
| 1935 | 994 | #152 |
| 1934 | 1,033 | #148 |
| 1933 | 880 | #161 |
| 1932 | 1,047 | #150 |
| 1931 | 1,090 | #147 |
| 1930 | 721 | #191 |
| 1929 | 700 | #193 |
| 1928 | 758 | #188 |
| 1927 | 757 | #193 |
| 1926 | 725 | #195 |
| 1925 | 709 | #196 |
| 1924 | 819 | #175 |
| 1923 | 710 | #194 |
| 1922 | 698 | #197 |
| 1921 | 690 | #198 |
| 1920 | 670 | #198 |
| 1919 | 608 | #204 |
| 1918 | 555 | #225 |
| 1917 | 551 | #205 |
| 1916 | 529 | #208 |
| 1915 | 536 | #201 |
| 1914 | 390 | #209 |
| 1913 | 322 | #206 |
| 1912 | 225 | #231 |
| 1911 | 104 | #251 |
| 1910 | 71 | #291 |
| 1909 | 58 | #299 |
| 1908 | 60 | #278 |
| 1907 | 53 | #292 |
| 1906 | 54 | #266 |
| 1905 | 55 | #266 |
| 1904 | 32 | #354 |
| 1903 | 40 | #297 |
| 1902 | 28 | #373 |
| 1901 | 24 | #383 |
| 1900 | 35 | #375 |
| 1899 | 43 | #254 |
| 1898 | 28 | #364 |
| 1897 | 25 | #375 |
| 1896 | 29 | #357 |
| 1895 | 28 | #347 |
| 1894 | 17 | #480 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 12 | #524 |
| 1890 | 22 | #376 |
| 1889 | 19 | #415 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 10 | #611 |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
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