Boy’s name · Cornish

Lowenn

How to say it: lo-WEN · /loˈwɛn/

From Cornish 'lowen' meaning 'joy, happiness' - modern name used in Cornwall and Brittany.

Lowenn was the 1,484th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up 9.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #902 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,484for boys in 2025
1 in 15,348US babies
0born in 2025
#902projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lowenn
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,484
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 15,348
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years×9.6
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#902
In France, 2025#186 among boys’ names, 40 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Lowenn peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Lowenn also love

Nicknames

  • Lo
  • Wen

Honouring a Lowenn in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lowenn is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #186 for boys in 2025.

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