Lowen
Lowen is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Dutch.
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Lowen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lowen is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Lowen
As a girl name
American parents first put Lowen on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 115 Lowens were born — ranking #1,769 that year. About 86% of every Lowen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lowen ranks #1,769 for girls with 115 births, rising sharply (+272% over the past five years). All told, over 613 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lowen on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 87 Lowens were born — ranking #1,870 that year. About 55% of every Lowen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lowen ranks #1,870 for boys with 87 births, rising sharply (+105% over the past five years). All told, over 791 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 Lowen
Lowen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 791 births in the dataset. Lowen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,870. Use the chart and map above to compare Lowen'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.