Cowen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOW-en
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Cowen is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
Where does Cowen come from?
Irish: Irish surname, usually from Ó Comhghain
Is Cowen a girl's or a boy's name?
Cowen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cowen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Cowen, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Cowen than any year since 2008.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Cowen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Cowen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Cowen, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
2025 had more boys named Cowen than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Cowen in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cowen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
Names like Cowen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Aiden, Kayden, Ronan, Conan, Kian, Caelan, Brayden, Conlan, Callan, Declan, Keegan
Names related to Cowen
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cowen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cowen, updated 20 October 2026.