Lowen
Boy name · #1873 in 2025 · Very rare
Lowen is currently the #1873 boy name in the United States — 84 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5058, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,429 boys born in 2025 was named Lowen.
The 107-year story
Lowen first appears in the Social Security records in 1918, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 84 babies and a rank of #1867. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lowen per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lowen in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lowen is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lowen will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lowen is most common
State-level data for Lowen is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lowen
Statistically, parents drawn to Lowen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kowen, Olsen, Bowden, Valen, and Ezren.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lowen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #1867 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1970 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2277 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2589 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2552 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4020 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3496 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3993 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2840 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3441 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5058 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5733 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4981 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5256 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5433 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9693 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7692 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7094 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8732 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7640 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8339 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8868 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7638 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lowen a popular boy name?
Lowen ranked #1873 among boys in 2025 with 84 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5058.
When was the name Lowen most popular?
Lowen peaked in 2025, when 84 American boys received the name (ranked #1867 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lowen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,429 newborn American boys was named Lowen. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.