Owi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OH-wee
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Owi is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
Where does Owi come from?
Uncertain; possibly a pet form of Owen
Is Owi a girl's or a boy's name?
Owi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Owi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Owi, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Owi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Owi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Names like Owi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwafikayomi, Achim, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobi, Oluwadunsin, Omari, Tobechukwu, Oluwademilade, Oluwatamilore, Kamsiyochukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Owi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/owi, updated 20 October 2026.