Is Lowry a boy or girl name?

Lowry is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.3% were girls and 94.7% were boys.

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Lowry

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Lowry was most popular in 1945, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,583 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Lowry.

Lowry over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lowry’s peak in 1945. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lowry a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lowry is mostly a boy’s name — 5.3% of the 505 Americans given it were girls and 94.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 38% girls and 62% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org