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 #7363

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Name B

Bowie

Boy name · Rank #1208

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Metric Bow Bowie
Current Rank #7363 #1208
Total Births (all years) 247 2,070
Peak Year 2022 2021
Peak Year Births 21 237
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1920

Births by Decade

Decade Bow Bowie
1920ss — 5
1970ss — 15
1980ss 11 31
1990ss 10 19
2000ss 36 133
2010ss 139 896
2020ss 51 971

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 — 193
2024 11 167

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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