Bowen
A unisex name of Welsh origin, meaning son of Owen.
How Bowen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #517 |
| 2016 | #480 |
| 2017 | #458 |
| 2018 | #430 |
| 2019 | #433 |
| 2020 | #395 |
| 2021 | #366 |
| 2022 | #389 |
| 2023 | #349 |
| 2024 | #321 |
| 2025 | #266 |
Bowen by the numbers
In 2025, 129 babies in England and Wales were named Bowen. In the US, 680 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Owen
Like Bowen, each of these traces back to Owen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bowen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Bowen
Names that are said the same way as Bowen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Bowen
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