Bowie
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning blond or fair-haired.
How Bowie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #986 |
| 2021 | #950 |
Bowie by the numbers
In 2025, 109 babies in England and Wales were named Bowie. In the US, 237 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bowie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bodieherald, messenger; from place name89 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bowenson of Owen129 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brodieditch or muddy place331 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bobbiebright fame; a form of Robert77 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boycefrom the wood; occupational or locational surname used as given name18 in the US (2017)
- Bodee20 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Bowie
Names that are said the same way as Bowie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Bowie, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean white
Like Bowie, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Bowie
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