Bowden vs Bowie

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

Name A

Bowden

Boy name · Rank #2620

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Name B

Bowie

Boy name · Rank #1213

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Metric Bowden Bowie
Current Rank #2620 #1213
Total Births (all years) 656 2,235
Peak Year 2025 2021
Peak Year Births 79 237
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1920

Births by Decade

Decade Bowden Bowie
1920s - 5
1970s 5 15
1980s - 31
1990s 6 19
2000s 111 133
2010s 245 896
2020s 289 1,136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowden Bowie
2014 17 59
2015 17 54
2016 32 134
2017 44 156
2018 32 210
2019 28 159
2020 37 176
2021 39 237
2022 36 198
2023 47 194
2024 51 167
2025 79 164

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, 1976–2025.

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