Is Bowen a boy or girl name?
Bowen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 1,074 boys were named Bowen, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 12,179 US babies named Bowen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #321
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,383
- Babies named Bowen since 1913
- 12,179
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,106 babies
Boys and girls named Bowen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 545 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,283 | 16 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 5,065 | 143 | 2.7% |
| 2020s | 4,500 | 131 | 2.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,074 | #321 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2023 | 940 | #349 | 25 | #5,146 |
| 2022 | 819 | #390 | 24 | #5,335 |
| 2021 | 889 | #367 | 30 | #4,527 |
| 2020 | 778 | #395 | 20 | #5,890 |
| 2019 | 709 | #433 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2018 | 709 | #429 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2017 | 660 | #459 | 22 | #5,692 |
| 2016 | 638 | #481 | 16 | #7,310 |
| 2015 | 557 | #517 | 15 | #7,682 |
| 2014 | 492 | #563 | 13 | #8,555 |
| 2013 | 430 | #590 | 8 | #12,176 |
| 2012 | 390 | #623 | 12 | #9,201 |
| 2011 | 315 | #722 | 9 | #11,323 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,128 | 8 | #12,467 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,349 | 5 | #17,747 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 174 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,215 | 5 | #17,554 |
| 2005 | 144 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,252 | 6 | #14,463 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 102 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,295 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,990 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,896 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,923 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,486 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,492 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,008 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,887 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,400 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,026 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,041 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,053 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,542 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,274 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,369 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bowen reached #321 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,383 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.