Jowen

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jowen by the numbers

Jowen was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Jowen

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jowen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jowanform of john, god is gracious17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jovenyoung4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jolen8 in the US (2017)
  • Joen6 in the US (2017)
  • Josen5 in the US (2017)
  • Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jowen

Names that are said the same way as Jowen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Joangod is gracious; feminine form of John298 in the US (2017)
  • JohannGod is gracious; form of John106 in the US (2017)
  • Joanngod is gracious; a form of Joanna75 in the US (2017)
  • Johaangod is gracious; variant of Johann3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Jowen

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