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 #7402

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Name B

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2506

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Metric Bow Bowman
Current Rank #7402 #2506
Total Births (all years) 260 1,022
Peak Year 2022 2025
Peak Year Births 21 57
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bow Bowman
1880s - 5
1910s - 31
1920s - 72
1930s - 29
1940s - 29
1950s - 39
1960s - 11
1970s - 6
1980s 11 37
1990s 10 61
2000s 36 108
2010s 139 300
2020s 64 294

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 54
2025 13 57

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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