UK girl's name
Lowena
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lowena is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lowena popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4645, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 7 births.
This profile covers 65 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 65 living people in the UK are called Lowena. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lowena ranked #4645 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 7 girls were registered as Lowena.
- • About 65 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lowena as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4645
2022
Births in 2022
4
Latest year
Peak year
2003
7 births
Estimated living
65
2026
Popularity
Lowena over time
The chart below shows babies named Lowena registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lowena, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2022, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lowena by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lowena was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4640 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4818 | 25 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4065 | 26 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2350 | 6 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Lowena
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Lowena: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lowena in the UK right now?
In 2022, Lowena was ranked #4645 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Lowena most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 7 babies registered as Lowena in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lowena in the UK?
A total of 65 babies have been registered as Lowena across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.