Bow vs Bowman

Side-by-side comparison of Bow and Bowman — 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

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2526

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Metric Bow Bowman
Current Rank #7363 #2526
Total Births (all years) 247 964
Peak Year 2022 2024
Peak Year Births 21 53
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bow Bowman
1880ss — 5
1910ss — 31
1920ss — 72
1930ss — 29
1940ss — 29
1950ss — 39
1960ss — 11
1970ss — 6
1980ss 11 37
1990ss 10 61
2000ss 36 108
2010ss 139 300
2020ss 51 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bow Bowman
2014 19 20
2015 17 41
2016 12 43
2017 19 39
2018 19 39
2019 18 43
2020 8 47
2021 11 47
2022 21 48
2023 — 41
2024 11 53

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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