Lately I’ve been thinking about names that contain the sound “low” (like in the word), so I’ve created a list! The names are organized from most popular to most uncommon, in accordance with the most current (2016) Social Security Administration data.
Popular/Top 1000:
- Logan – #18 for (11,200) boys, #384 for (852) girls.
- Chloe – #20 (7410 girls); additionally, Khloe ranks at #125 for 2520 girls.
- Penelope – #27 (6367 girls)
- Willow – #96 (3086 girls)
- Carlos – #130 (3184 boys); Giancarlo also appears in the top 1000 at #986 (205 boys).
- Eloise – #209 (1554 girls)
- Lola – #234 (1372 girls)
- Lorenzo – #210 (1860 boys); has “low” sound when pronounced in Romance languages like Spanish and Italian.
- Milo – #248 (1495 boys)
- Sloane – #267 (1184 girls); Sloan ranks at #591 (514 girls).
- Angelo – #329 (1040 boys); Dangelo also appears in the top 1000 at #889 (242 boys).
- Arlo – #349 (968 boys)
- Pablo – #404 (787 boys)
- Harlow – #420 (781 girls)
- Apollo – #584 (468 boys)
- Shiloh – #611 for (488) girls, #871 for (250) boys
- Carmelo – #694 (353 boys)
- Marcelo – #762 (316 boys)
- Kylo – #901 (238 boys)
- Paloma – #947 (287 girls)
- Camilo – #985 (205 boys)
Rare/”Low” on the List:
- Marlowe – 256 girls, 17 boys. Also, Marlo (92 girls and 71 boys) and Marlow (91 girls and 22 boys).
- Elodie – 243 girls. Elodia (8) is also an option.
- Loretta – 239 girls
- Danilo – 196 boys
- Carlo – 181 boys
- Halo – 179 girls, 25 boys
- Clover – 172 girls
- Shlomo – 165 boys
- Cielo – 153 girls
- Gonzalo – 135 boys
- Salome – 120 girls
- Lois – 118 girls
- Loki – 92 boys
- Philomena – 92 girls
- Lotus – 88 girls, 7 boys
- Elowen – 85 girls. Most people probably don’t emphasize the middle syllable, but for those who do: Eh-LOW-en.
- Manolo – 75 boys.
- Shalom – 75 boys and 42 girls
- Eloisa – 69 girls
- Romello – 56 boys
- Claude – 55; going by the French pronunciation, not the American.
- Lowell – 42 boys
- Michelangelo – 42 boys
- Lovina – 36 girls
- Ilona – 35 girls
- Lowen – 32 boys and 14 girls.
- Loic – 30 boys
- Niccolo – 29 boys
- Donatello – 28 boys
- Laszlo – 28 boys
- Lilo – 28 girls
- Winslow – 28 girls and 19 boys
- Malone – 23 girls and 8 boys
- Sloka – 23 girls; also, Shloka (21 girls)
- Calloway – 21 boys and 6 girls
- Thelonious – 19 boys
- Apollonia – 17 girls
- Lona – 16 girls
- Aloysius – 15 boys; I’ve occasionally seen the “Aloy” part pronounced like the word “Aloe” (in full, “a-low-ish-us”).
- Calogero – 15 boys
- Consuelo – 15 girls
- Oluwadamilola – 14 girls, 13 boys
- Romulo – 13 boys
- Lolita – 12 girls
- Lovella – 12 girls
- Oluwajomiloju – 12 boys, 6 girls
- Oslo – 12 boys
- Philo – 11 boys
- Polo – 11 boys
- Heloise – 10 girls
- Othello – 10 boys
- Italo – 9 boys
- Philopater – 9 boys; also Philopateer (14 boys)
- Rollo – 9 boys
- Clovis – 8 boys
- Kanaloa – 8 boys
- Omolola – 7 girls
- Kahlo – 6 boys
- Lokelani – 6 girls
- Stallone – 6 boys
- Antonello – 5 boys; masculine form of Antonella (#764 / 370 girls)
- Elohim – 5 boys
- Hilo – 5 boys
- Loella – 5 girls
- Lovisa – 5 girls; Swedish equivalent of Louisa.
- Melodia – 5 girls
- Oyinlola – 5 girls
Uncharted in 2016:
- Alodia – Medieval Spanish saint. Alodia is an older form of Elodie and Elodia.
- Arcangelo – Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
- Bellona – an Ancient Roman goddess of war
- Clopas – obscure Biblical men’s name
- Clotho – Greek mythology; Clotho was one of the Fates.
- Clotilde – St. Clotilde was the wife of Clovis I. Clotilda is another variant.
- Lothar – German name
- Margalo – character in the 1945 book Stuart Little and the 2002 film sequel.
- Marvolo – name of Voldemort’s maternal grandfather
- Philomela – character in Greek mythology
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Do you have a favorite name from this list? Are there any names you think I should add? Let me know!
The Well-Informed Namer 