Is Townes a boy or girl name?
Townes is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 113 boys were named Townes, so 13.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.3% of the 1,340 US babies named Townes were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,551
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,882
- Babies named Townes since 2002
- 1,340
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 134 babies
Boys and girls named Townes, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | #1,551 | 17 | #6,882 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,526 | 18 | #6,648 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,491 | 10 | #10,328 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1,502 | 11 | #9,501 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,826 | 11 | #9,493 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,038 | 8 | #12,357 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,896 | 9 | #11,359 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,008 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,908 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,880 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,070 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #9,020 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,098 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,680 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,584 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Townes reached #1,491 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #6,648 in 2023. 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.