Lowell comes from the English / French tradition, meaning Small Wolf.
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How popular is Lowell?
1931peak year
The name Lowell reached its peak in 1931, with 1,090 registrations (ranked #147). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1881, roughly 50 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3094) today, averaging about 40 new babies per year. Lowell's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 41,645 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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