Lowana
Lohani, also known as Nuhani, is a nomadic Pashtun tribe which had made deeper incursions into India, as far as Bihar, and settled therein during the days of the Lodi dynasty.
Meaning & Origin of Lowana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lohani, also known as Nuhani, is a nomadic Pashtun tribe which had made deeper incursions into India, as far as Bihar, and settled therein during the days of the Lodi dynasty.
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The Story of Lowana
American parents first put Lowana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1928, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 12 Lowanas were born — ranking #3,543 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Lowanas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1976 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 120 Lowanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lowana
Lowana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1928 and has accumulated 120 births in the dataset. Lowana's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #3,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Lowana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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