Bowyn
Mostly boys · BOH-in · Welsh
Bowyn is a name of Welsh origin, meaning “son of Owain”. In 2025 it ranked 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Bowyn mean?
Welsh: spelling of Bowen, from Welsh ab Owain
“son of Owain”
A spelling of Bowen, a Welsh surname from ab Owain 'son of Owain'.
- Say it
- BOH-in
Is Bowyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Bowyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 23 boys in the US.
How popular is Bowyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Bowyn, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. It first appears in the records in 2006. 9 girls were also named Bowyn in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bowyn of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Bowyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,355 boys in the US were given Bowyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #276, up from #4,395 for this spelling alone.
Bowyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Nicknames for Bowyn
- Bo 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Bowyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Braylen Brayden Brecken Cassian Kayden Finnegan Callan Sevyn Raiden Declan Ronan Deacon
Other spellings of Bowyn
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