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Bowen name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bowen ranks #266 in male records (1,292 reported) and #3,993 in female records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,993 · 36 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 4 female records (32 to 36); rank moved from #4,404 to #3,993.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 6 female records (30 to 36); rank moved from #4,527 to #3,993.
2025 male rank and count
#266 · 1,292 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 215 male records (1,077 to 1,292); rank moved from #321 to #266.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 403 male records (889 to 1,292); rank moved from #368 to #266.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,292 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Bowen becoming more popular?

Bowen's reported male count increased by 215 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #321 to #266. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Bowen in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BowenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2920201620252016: 16 female records2017: 22 female records2018: 21 female records2019: 19 female records2020: 20 female records2021: 30 female records2022: 24 female records2023: 25 female records2024: 32 female records2025: 36 female records2016: 638 male records2017: 660 male records2018: 709 male records2019: 709 male records2020: 778 male records2021: 889 male records2022: 820 male records2023: 941 male records2024: 1,077 male records2025: 1,292 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025363,9931,292266
2024324,4041,077321
2023255,149941349
2022245,338820390
2021304,527889368
2020205,895778395
2019196,211709433
2018215,817709429
2017225,693660459
2016167,312638481

Questions about Bowen’s popularity

How common is Bowen in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bowen ranks #266 in male records (1,292 reported) and #3,993 in female records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Bowen?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Bowen only.

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