Lowe
The Story of Lowe
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lowe as a girl name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Lowe — #7,223 in the national rankings. About 86% of every Lowe on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Lowe last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 15 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 7 births, good for #9,864 nationwide. About 48% of every Lowe on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Lowe last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lowe
Lowe is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Lowe's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Lowe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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