Lowell
About Lowell
The name Lowell peaked for boys at #147 in 1931. The name is most popular in Illinois, Texas, and California. Lowell is occasionally used for girls in 2021.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Lowell ranked #3281 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #147 in 1931, Nameberry popularity #962.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,020 | 38 | 19.8 |
| 2015 | #2,666 | 46 | 24 |
| 2016 | #2,865 | 42 | 22.1 |
| 2017 | #3,167 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #2,827 | 43 | 23.7 |
| 2019 | #2,920 | 42 | 23.4 |
| 2020 | #3,057 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #2,894 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | #3,136 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | #3,677 | 31 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | #3,735 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | #3,281 | 36 | 21.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Lowells
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr.
U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut
- Lowell Thomas George
American lead singer of band Little Feat
- Lowell Bergman
American TV journalist
- Lowell Fulson
American blues guitarist
- Lowell Wesley Perry
American football player and coach
- Lowell Raymond Palmer
American baseball player
- Lowell Handler
American author/actor and brother of Evan Handler
- Lowell Lyttleton Lewis
former Chief Minister of Montserrat
- Lowell Jackson Thomas
American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous
- Lowell Thomas Jr.
American politician; 3rd Lt. Gov. of Alaska; son of Lowell Thomas
- Lowell Edward English
U.S. Marine Corps general
- Lowell Mason
American hymnist
- Lowell Sherman
American actor and film director
Lowell in pop culture
- Lowell Mather
a main character on the US sitcom "Wings"
- Lowell Everall
from movie "Family Secrets" played by James Spader
- Lowell Stokes
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Carrie & Lowell
album by indie musician Sufjan Stevens
- "Lowell
MA", song by Death Cab for Cutie
- "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart (In Lowell)"
song by Tom Waits