Carey Lowell
There are approximately 1 people named Carey Lowell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lowell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Carey
23K
Alive today
Named Lowell
7.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 54
Top Census group: White (80.8%)
Estimated bearers: 7.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,385
Per 100K: 2.09
Top ancestry: White (89.5%)
First name trend
Carey: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carey. The peak year was 1975 with 1,058 births. The average person named Carey today is 54 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carey
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Carey, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Carey at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.8% · 17,842
- Black or African American11.3% · 2,501
- Two or more races3.1% · 686
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 505
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 374
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 162
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lowell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lowell, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lowell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lowell at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.5% · 5,593
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 264
- Two or more races3.4% · 215
- Black or African American1.3% · 82
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 44
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carey has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0067% of the US population, based on 23,037 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Carey right now.
The surname Lowell appears at a rate of 2.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Carey Lowell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Carey Lowell: questions and answers
How many people are named Carey Lowell?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Carey Lowell. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0067%) with the surname frequency (2.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carey Lowell?
We classify Carey Lowell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carey a male or female name?
Carey is predominantly unisex. Out of 29,607 total SSA registrations, 57.0% were male and 43.0% were female. See the full Carey profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Carey Lowell?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.