Bowen
Boy · BOH-en · Welsh
Bowen is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “son of Owen”. In 2025 it ranked 350th for boys in the UK (135 babies) and 266th for boys in the US (1,292 babies).
What does Bowen mean?
Welsh: surname from ab Owain
“son of Owen”
From the Welsh ab Owain, 'son of Owain', a common way Welsh surnames were formed.
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- BOH-en
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Is Bowen a girl's or a boy's name?
Bowen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 135 boys in the UK and 36 girls and 1,292 boys in the US.
How popular is Bowen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #350among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 135about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 198% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 135 boys in the UK were named Bowen, making it the 350th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. 3 girls were also named Bowen in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bowen of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Bowen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 329th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Bowen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #350 |
| 2024 | 134 | #363 |
| 2023 | 83 | #526 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 41 | #858 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 50 | #736 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Bowen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #266among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,292about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,292 boys in the US were named Bowen, making it the 266th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 395th. It first appears in the records in 1913. 36 girls were also named Bowen in 2025 (3,974th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bowen of any year since it first appeared, in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Bowen in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bowen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,292 | #266 |
| 2024 | 1,077 | #321 |
| 2023 | 941 | #348 |
| 2022 | 820 | #389 |
| 2021 | 889 | #368 |
| 2020 | 778 | #395 |
| 2019 | 709 | #433 |
| 2018 | 709 | #429 |
| 2017 | 660 | #459 |
| 2016 | 638 | #481 |
| 2015 | 557 | #516 |
| 2014 | 492 | #563 |
| 2013 | 430 | #590 |
| 2012 | 391 | #620 |
| 2011 | 315 | #722 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,127 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,347 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 174 | #1,070 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,214 |
| 2005 | 144 | #1,131 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,249 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,158 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,323 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,173 |
| 1999 | 102 | #1,225 |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,213 |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,248 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,652 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,497 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
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