Bowden vs Bowman

Side-by-side comparison of Bowden and Bowman - 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

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2506

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Metric Bowden Bowman
Current Rank #2620 #2506
Total Births (all years) 656 1,022
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 79 57
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bowden Bowman
1880s - 5
1910s - 31
1920s - 72
1930s - 29
1940s - 29
1950s - 39
1960s - 11
1970s 5 6
1980s - 37
1990s 6 61
2000s 111 108
2010s 245 300
2020s 289 294

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowden Bowman
2014 17 20
2015 17 41
2016 32 43
2017 44 39
2018 32 39
2019 28 43
2020 37 47
2021 39 47
2022 36 48
2023 47 41
2024 51 54
2025 79 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, 1976–2025.

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