Is Bowie a boy or girl name?
Bowie is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 98 girls and 167 boys were named Bowie, so 37% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 36.1% of the 3,238 US babies named Bowie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,206
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,995
- Babies named Bowie since 1920
- 3,238
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 375 babies
Boys and girls named Bowie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 133 | 37 | 21.8% |
| 2010s | 896 | 545 | 37.8% |
| 2020s | 971 | 586 | 37.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167 | #1,206 | 98 | #1,995 |
| 2023 | 193 | #1,100 | 126 | #1,646 |
| 2022 | 198 | #1,092 | 110 | #1,847 |
| 2021 | 237 | #951 | 138 | #1,525 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1,119 | 114 | #1,753 |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,203 | 108 | #1,865 |
| 2018 | 210 | #986 | 113 | #1,800 |
| 2017 | 156 | #1,193 | 85 | #2,226 |
| 2016 | 134 | #1,330 | 76 | #2,427 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,388 | 43 | #3,605 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,259 | 30 | #4,675 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,874 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,143 | 21 | #6,149 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,521 | 10 | #10,524 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,736 | 16 | #7,590 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,945 | 14 | #8,522 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,050 | 9 | #11,749 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,022 | 9 | #11,782 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,375 | 5 | #17,555 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,912 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,594 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,310 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,558 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,399 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,211 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,652 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,161 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,067 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,398 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,019 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,841 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,643 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,078 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,605 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,988 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 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 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,371 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bowie reached #951 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,525 in 2021. 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.