Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Lowen

Gender Unisex · 42% girls Rank 2025 #1,883 Trend ↑ Rising 185%
Rank 2025
#1,883
among boys · ↑95 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
211
named Lowen · +21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,334
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
211 babies
All-time total
1,227
#6,403 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Lowen popularity over time

1,227 babies have been named Lowen since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 6 6 1 – #3,988
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – #3,777
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #6,661
1980s – 29 29 3 +480% #5,520
1990s – 27 27 3 -7% #7,861
2000s – 59 59 6 +119% #7,417
2010s 87 223 310 31 +425% #2,868
2020s (to 2025) 433 353 786 131 +323% #1,883

Where Lowen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 114 0.07 outside top 500
2028 128 0.07 outside top 500
2029 141 0.08 outside top 500
2030 154 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lowen is most popular

Boys named Lowen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Florida, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lowen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 6 0.037 ≈ national
Florida 13 0.027 -28%
California 24 0.026 -31%
New York 10 0.023 -39%
Ohio 6 0.023 -40%
Illinois 5 0.020 -48%
Texas 10 0.011 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lowen

Lowen is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,883 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,227 American babies have been named Lowen, about 58% boys and 42% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 211 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lowen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lowen?

The median living Lowen is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 1,200 people named Lowen are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lowen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 127 #1,639 84 #1,883
2024 95 #2,050 79 #1,978
2023 97 #2,030 62 #2,283
2022 53 #3,103 52 #2,607
2021 34 #4,205 51 #2,573
2020 27 #4,837 25 #4,098
2019 18 #6,592 32 #3,535
2018 19 #6,414 26 #4,065
2017 27 #5,004 42 #2,868
2016 14 #8,236 32 #3,491
2015 9 #11,485 18 #5,193
2014 – – 15 #5,895
2013 – – 18 #5,096
2012 – – 17 #5,406
2011 – – 16 #5,580
2010 – – 7 #10,336
2009 – – 10 #8,071
2008 – – 9 #8,741
2007 – – 11 #7,417
2006 – – 8 #9,251
2005 – – 9 #8,060
2004 – – 5 #12,480
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 7 #8,872
2000 – – – –
1995 – – 5 #9,739
1990 – – 5 #8,967
1985 – – 7 #5,520
1980 – – – –
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1970 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lowen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lowen?

The median living Lowen is about 3 years old. Half of all living Lowens are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Lowen are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Lowen are alive in the United States, based on 1,227 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lowen in 2025?

Lowen ranked #1,883 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lowen?

1,227 babies have been named Lowen in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lowen most popular?

Lowen peaked in 2025, when 211 newborns received the name.

Is Lowen a boy or girl name?

Lowen is used for both: about 42% of babies named Lowen have been girls and 58% boys.

Is the name Lowen rising or falling?

Lowen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lowen become more popular?

Lowen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 154 boys named Lowen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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