Lowen is a distinctive choice, ranked #3016 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lowen in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3016
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lowen
Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Lowen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lowen in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lowen is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 101 places over the last five years to #3016 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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.
Notable people named Lowen include: 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.; 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....
Lowen does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Lowens in the wild.
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UK babies named Lowen (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 101 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
Likely around 1 other Lowen in the class
UK Popularity (2004–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lowen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Keith Ross Lowen is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Lowen represented Waikato at a provincial level for most of his career, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 2002.
Mark Lowen is a British journalist who works for BBC News as a presenter and correspondent. He was previously based in Italy, Turkey, Greece and Serbia, and has reported from across the world since becoming a foreign correspondent in 2009.
Nicole Elizabeth Lowen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, representing District 7.