Bow vs Bowen

Side-by-side comparison of Bow and Bowen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bow

Boy name · Rank #7363

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Name B

Bowen

Boy name · Rank #321

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Metric Bow Bowen
Current Rank #7363 #321
Total Births (all years) 247 11,889
Peak Year 2022 2024
Peak Year Births 21 1,074
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Bow Bowen
1910ss — 32
1920ss — 23
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 38
1950ss — 54
1960ss — 65
1970ss — 93
1980ss 11 171
1990ss 10 545
2000ss 36 1,283
2010ss 139 5,065
2020ss 51 4,500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bow Bowen
2014 19 492
2015 17 557
2016 12 638
2017 19 660
2018 19 709
2019 18 709
2020 8 778
2021 11 889
2022 21 819
2023 — 940
2024 11 1,074

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2024.

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