Bowdy vs Bowen

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

Name A

Bowdy

Boy name · Rank #8577

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Name B

Bowen

Boy name · Rank #321

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Metric Bowdy Bowen
Current Rank #8577 #321
Total Births (all years) 146 11,889
Peak Year 2005 2024
Peak Year Births 10 1,074
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Bowdy Bowen
1910ss — 32
1920ss — 23
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 38
1950ss — 54
1960ss — 65
1970ss — 93
1980ss — 171
1990ss 11 545
2000ss 48 1,283
2010ss 59 5,065
2020ss 28 4,500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowdy Bowen
2014 6 492
2015 6 557
2016 8 638
2017 10 660
2018 8 709
2019 8 709
2020 — 778
2021 5 889
2022 6 819
2023 8 940
2024 9 1,074

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, 1993–2024.

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