UK girl's name
Lowri
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lowri is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lowri popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #885, with 41 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 129 births.
This profile covers 2,173 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. 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 32% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 2,160 living people in the UK are called Lowri. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lowri ranked #885 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 41 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 129 girls were registered as Lowri.
- • About 2,160 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lowri as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#885
2024
Births in 2024
41
Latest year
Peak year
2001
129 births
Estimated living
2,160
2026
Popularity
Lowri over time
The chart below shows babies named Lowri registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lowri, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 41 births in 2024, compared with 129 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lowri by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lowri 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 | #945 | 187 | 5 |
| 2010s | #733 | 564 | 10 |
| 2000s | #408 | 970 | 10 |
| 1990s | #316 | 452 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Lowri
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Lowri Hart
badminton player
badminton player
2003-
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Lowri Thomas
basketball player
Welsh basketball player (born 2002)
2002-
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Lowri Evans
economist
British economist
2000-
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Lowri Thomas
sport cyclist; track cyclist
British cyclist
1999-
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Lowri Ridings
association football player
1997-
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Lowri Shone
ballet dancer; dancer
British ballet dancer
1996-
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Lowri Tynan
swimmer
British swimmer
1987-
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Lowri Morgan
marathon runner; presenter
Welsh television presenter and marathon runner
1975-
Related
Names similar to Lowri
- 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
Lowri: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lowri in the UK right now?
In 2024, Lowri was ranked #885 for girls in England and Wales, with 41 births registered.
When was Lowri most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 129 babies registered as Lowri in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lowri in the UK?
A total of 2,173 babies have been registered as Lowri across the 29 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.