Names / Boy names
Lowell
Current rank
#3,281
and easing
All-time peak
#147
in 1931
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
41,600
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #147 in 1931 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Lowell enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1881, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1931, at #147 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. More than 41,600 children have been given the name overall.