Lowell is an established boys' name that peaked in 1931 and has since faded.
Lowell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,281 for boy births in the United States (and #7,055 across all names), given to 36 babies. Lowell first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1931 (1,090 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,281 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,753 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,680 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,138 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | #16,729 | #2,894 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,057 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,922 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,827 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,168 |
| 2016 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,867 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,667 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,020 |
| 2013 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,980 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,658 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,663 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,769 |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,975 |
| 2008 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,986 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,004 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,958 |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,881 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,127 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,660 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,860 |
| 2001 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,034 |
| 2000 | 55 | 55 | — | #1,909 |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,743 |
| 1998 | 49 | 49 | — | #1,979 |
| 1997 | 50 | — | — | #1,875 |
| 1996 | 59 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1994 | 50 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1993 | 70 | — | — | #1,390 |
| 1992 | 81 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1991 | 86 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1990 | 100 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1989 | 96 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1988 | 92 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1987 | 83 | — | — | #1,050 |
| 1986 | 100 | — | #11,996 | #942 |
| 1985 | 102 | — | — | #898 |
| 1984 | 97 | — | — | #889 |
| 1983 | 90 | — | — | #934 |
| 1982 | 123 | — | — | #800 |
| 1981 | 107 | — | #11,384 | #884 |
| 1980 | 108 | — | — | #855 |
| 1979 | 130 | — | — | #762 |
| 1978 | 118 | — | — | #777 |
| 1977 | 124 | — | — | #765 |
| 1976 | 145 | — | — | #692 |
| 1975 | 130 | — | — | #728 |
| 1974 | 128 | — | — | #725 |
| 1973 | 155 | — | — | #640 |
| 1972 | 152 | — | — | #647 |
| 1971 | 212 | — | — | #556 |
| 1970 | 238 | — | — | #523 |
| 1969 | 234 | — | — | #508 |
| 1968 | 299 | — | — | #442 |
| 1967 | 272 | — | — | #459 |
| 1966 | 292 | — | — | #450 |
| 1965 | 323 | — | — | #430 |
| 1964 | 353 | — | — | #427 |
| 1963 | 358 | — | — | #426 |
| 1962 | 419 | — | — | #395 |
| 1961 | 393 | — | — | #400 |
| 1960 | 431 | — | — | #381 |
| 1959 | 459 | — | #5,955 | #369 |
| 1958 | 449 | — | — | #364 |
| 1957 | 456 | — | #5,179 | #360 |
| 1956 | 507 | — | — | #329 |
| 1955 | 475 | — | #6,356 | #340 |
| 1954 | 471 | — | — | #333 |
| 1953 | 496 | — | #6,166 | #318 |
| 1952 | 488 | — | — | #320 |
| 1951 | 566 | — | — | #287 |
| 1950 | 572 | — | — | #276 |
| 1949 | 636 | — | — | #256 |
| 1948 | 628 | — | #5,693 | #260 |
| 1947 | 676 | — | #5,056 | #256 |
| 1946 | 657 | — | #4,248 | #239 |
| 1945 | 610 | — | #3,869 | #223 |
| 1944 | 720 | — | — | #206 |
| 1943 | 806 | — | — | #200 |
| 1942 | 890 | — | #5,045 | #178 |
| 1941 | 871 | — | #4,228 | #176 |
| 1940 | 876 | — | #4,146 | #172 |
| 1939 | 930 | — | #4,062 | #166 |
| 1938 | 966 | — | — | #164 |
| 1937 | 989 | — | #3,656 | #155 |
| 1936 | 1,029 | — | #3,579 | #150 |
| 1935 | 1,002 | — | #3,330 | #152 |
| 1934 | 1,042 | — | #3,063 | #148 |
| 1933 | 889 | — | #3,017 | #161 |
| 1932 | 1,058 | — | #2,754 | #150 |
| 1931 | 1,100 | — | #2,899 | #147 |
| 1930 | 721 | — | — | #191 |
| 1929 | 712 | — | #2,668 | #193 |
| 1928 | 768 | — | #3,066 | #188 |
| 1927 | 767 | — | #3,189 | #193 |
| 1926 | 741 | — | #2,312 | #195 |
| 1925 | 720 | — | #3,051 | #196 |
| 1924 | 834 | — | #2,468 | #175 |
| 1923 | 718 | — | #3,824 | #194 |
| 1922 | 709 | — | #3,070 | #197 |
| 1921 | 704 | — | #2,573 | #199 |
| 1920 | 682 | — | #2,816 | #198 |
| 1919 | 619 | — | #2,915 | #204 |
| 1918 | 569 | — | #2,449 | #225 |
| 1917 | 567 | — | #2,153 | #205 |
| 1916 | 529 | — | — | #208 |
| 1915 | 547 | — | #2,626 | #201 |
| 1914 | 397 | — | #3,048 | #209 |
| 1913 | 329 | — | #2,689 | #207 |
| 1912 | 233 | — | #2,268 | #231 |
| 1911 | 104 | — | — | #252 |
| 1910 | 71 | — | — | #293 |
| 1909 | 65 | — | #1,883 | #301 |
| 1908 | 60 | — | — | #279 |
| 1907 | 53 | — | — | #293 |
| 1906 | 54 | — | — | #268 |
| 1905 | 55 | — | — | #267 |
| 1904 | 32 | — | — | #355 |
| 1903 | 40 | — | — | #298 |
| 1902 | 28 | — | — | #376 |
| 1901 | 24 | — | — | #389 |
| 1900 | 35 | — | — | #381 |
| 1899 | 43 | — | — | #256 |
| 1898 | 28 | — | — | #370 |
| 1897 | 25 | — | — | #380 |
| 1896 | 29 | — | — | #362 |
| 1895 | 28 | — | — | #353 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #490 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #491 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #665 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #545 |
| 1890 | 22 | — | — | #381 |
| 1889 | 19 | — | — | #424 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #736 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #660 |
| 1886 | 11 | — | — | #589 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #677 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | — | #703 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #628 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #957 |