How rare is the name Bowen?

7,909 people in the United States have the first name Bowen, about 1 in 38,188. It ranks #2,891 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

BOWEN

#2,891

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,909
About
1 in 38,188
This common or more
81.1%
Who bears it

Of the 7,909 people named Bowen, 74.7% reported their origin as White, 16.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino. 96% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Bowen peaked in 2025, when 1,328 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19132025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
1,328
In 2025*
1,328
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 13,513 babies have been given the name since 1913. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Bowen by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #664. The largest share of babies named Bowen, 76%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#7,03232
1920s#9,76523
1930s#8,83120
1940s#7,66438
1950s#7,83454
1960s#8,06265
1970s#8,62593
1980s#7,052171
1990s#4,026545
2000s#2,7701,299
2010s#1,1145,209
2020s#6645,964
Greatest Generation 1901–270.4%
Silent Generation 1928–450.2%
Baby boom 1946–640.8%
Generation X 1965–801.1%
Millennials 1981–963%
Generation Z 1997–1218.5%
2013 and later76%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Bowen is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Bowen has been most common in Utah (4.3×), Idaho (3.5×), and Nebraska (2×), and least common in New Jersey (0.26×).

11,214 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Bowen

1 other first name also has 7,909 people.

#2,891 Carmelita · 7,909

Either side of Bowen

#2,889 Giana · 7,912#2,890 Gladis · 7,911#2,891 Carmelita · 7,909#2,893 Hiram · 7,890

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bowen, most common first.

#43,210 Boen · 164

Also a last name

As a last name, Bowen ranks #423 of 156,621, with 75,672 people. See Bowen as a last name

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