Bow vs Bowie

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

Name A

Bow

Boy name · Rank #7402

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Name B

Bowie

Boy name · Rank #1213

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Metric Bow Bowie
Current Rank #7402 #1213
Total Births (all years) 260 2,235
Peak Year 2022 2021
Peak Year Births 21 237
Peak Decade 2010s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1920

Births by Decade

Decade Bow Bowie
1920s - 5
1970s - 15
1980s 11 31
1990s 10 19
2000s 36 133
2010s 139 896
2020s 64 1,136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bow Bowie
2014 19 59
2015 17 54
2016 12 134
2017 19 156
2018 19 210
2019 18 159
2020 8 176
2021 11 237
2022 21 198
2023 - 194
2024 11 167
2025 13 164

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, 1980–2025.

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