Bowan vs Bowman

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

Name A

Bowan

Boy name · Rank #6076

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Name B

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2526

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Metric Bowan Bowman
Current Rank #6076 #2526
Total Births (all years) 111 964
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 15 53
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bowan Bowman
1880ss — 5
1910ss — 31
1920ss — 72
1930ss — 29
1940ss — 29
1950ss — 39
1960ss — 11
1970ss — 6
1980ss — 37
1990ss — 61
2000ss 10 108
2010ss 51 300
2020ss 50 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowan Bowman
2014 5 20
2015 6 41
2016 5 43
2017 — 39
2018 5 39
2019 10 43
2020 8 47
2021 14 47
2022 6 48
2023 7 41
2024 15 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, 2002–2024.

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