Owyn
Boy · OH-in · Welsh
Owyn is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Owyn mean?
Welsh: spelling of Owen, from Welsh Owain
Spelling of Owen, from the Welsh Owain, borne by the rebel prince Owain Glyndwr.
- Say it
- OH-in
Is Owyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Owyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Owyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Owyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Owyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Owyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Owyn, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had fewer boys named Owyn than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Owyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,279 boys in the US were given Owyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 17% of the babies named Owyn in the US were girls.
Owyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Owyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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