Given name & surname
Lowe
“a feisty woman”·“resembling a young wolf”
Lowe is a variant of Lo. One American interpretation is “a feisty woman.” Lowe is a variant of Lowell. One French interpretation is “resembling a young wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lowe is a variant of Lo. One American interpretation is “a feisty woman.” Lowe is a variant of Lowell. One French interpretation is “resembling a young wolf.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lowe is a variant of Lo. An origin associated with Lo is American. Lowe is a variant of Lowell. An origin associated with Lowell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lowe is a variant of Lowell. The history of Lowell gives this family its wider story. Lowell’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lowe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 100
- 52 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,229 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,229 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 as a first name in 2020; 89,696 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lowe’s family of names
In English usage, Lowe as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Löwe. Lowe has a related form in Lowell. Lowe has a related form in Lo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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