Will my child share the name Lowen with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 115 UK babies named Lowen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lowen in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Lowen becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Lowen is at its highest recorded position — #363 in 2025, with 115 births. In 2020 it ranked #568.

Is Lowen a good choice for a distinctive name?

Lowen is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Who are some famous people named Lowen?

Notable people named Lowen include: Keith Lowen, Mark Lowen and Nicole Lowen.

Is Lowen a popular baby name in the United States?

Lowen does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Lowen is a distinctive choice, ranked #363 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lowen in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#363

About the Name Lowen

Lowen is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 101 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2341 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.

Lowen is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lowen in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Lowen

Keith Lowen — Keith Ross Lowen is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Mark Lowen — Mark Lowen is a British journalist who works for BBC News as a presenter and correspondent.
Fred Lowen — Fred Lowen AM, born Fritz Karl Heinz Lowenstein, was a German-Australian designer and an inductee into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Lowen

115

UK babies named Lowen (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

< 1

In a school of 600

↑ 205 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lowen

Almost certainly the only Lowen in the class

UK Popularity (2004–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Lowen

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Keith Lowenb. 1974

Keith Ross Lowen is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Mark Lowenb. 1983

Mark Lowen is a British journalist who works for BBC News as a presenter and correspondent.

Fred Lowen1919

Fred Lowen AM, born Fritz Karl Heinz Lowenstein, was a German-Australian designer and an inductee into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame.

Nicole Lowen

Nicole Elizabeth Lowen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, representing District 7.