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Lowen

Boy

Meaning of Lowen: Cornish: 'joy'

Lowen is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1050th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 414th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1050

211 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#414

97 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,227

First recorded 1918 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 7 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 46 babies2017: 69 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 105 babies2023: 159 babies2024: 174 babies2025: 211 babies
US babies named Lowen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 211.

Gender split

58% boys · 42% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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