Lowell
About Lowell
Lowell is an upstanding and somewhat conservative name that calls to mind the genteel patrician families of nineteenth century New England, such as the one poet Robert Lowell was born into. Two other Lowell-surnamed poets are Amy and James Russell.
Lowell was at its height in the 1930s, when it reached Number 148, and has been off the list since 1986--long enough to deserve a reappraisal.
Namesakes include Governor Lowell P. Weicker of Connecticut and noted newsman Lowell Thomas; on TV Lowells have been featured on Wings and Sons of Anarchy.
An interesting British upper-class spelling is Loel.
As of October 2026, Lowell ranked #3281 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #147 in 1931, Nameberry popularity #962.
Editor's take: The name Lowell is a boy's name of French origin meaning "young wolf".
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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Lowell on lists
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