| Lowell | Byron | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | little wolf | At the cowsheds |
| Origin | english | English |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LOH-ul | BY-run |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1931 (1,090) | 1964 (1,284) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 233 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lowell | Byron |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 217 | 1,696 |
| 2010s | 389 | 4,387 |
| 2000s | 382 | 5,337 |
| 1990s | 669 | 7,032 |
| 1980s | 988 | 9,654 |
| 1970s | 1,532 | 9,442 |
| 1960s | 3,374 | 12,120 |
| 1950s | 4,916 | 10,532 |
| 1940s | 7,328 | 6,531 |
| 1930s | 9,659 | 4,823 |
| 1920s | 7,236 | 5,505 |
| 1910s | 3,891 | 3,518 |
| 1900s | 439 | 616 |
| 1890s | 230 | 547 |
| 1880s | 80 | 498 |
From the Norman French 'Louvel', a diminutive of 'lou' ('wolf', from Latin lupus), meaning 'little wolf'. Originally a nickname/surname (compare the Latin diminutive lupellus, 'wolf cub').
Byron is an English place name, “at the byres (cowsheds)”; carried by the Romantic poet.
Byron is more popular than Lowell today: about 233 US babies were given the name Byron in 2025, compared with 0 named Lowell.
Lowell means little wolf (english origin), while Byron means At the cowsheds (English origin).
In US records, Lowell first appears in 0 and Byron in 1880, so Lowell has the longer recorded history.