Bowe vs Bowen

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

Name A

Bowe

Boy name · Rank #6936

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Name B

Bowen

Boy name · Rank #321

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Metric Bowe Bowen
Current Rank #6936 #321
Total Births (all years) 175 11,889
Peak Year 2014 2024
Peak Year Births 17 1,074
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Bowe Bowen
1910ss — 32
1920ss — 23
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 38
1950ss — 54
1960ss — 65
1970ss 6 93
1980ss 5 171
1990ss 19 545
2000ss 11 1,283
2010ss 87 5,065
2020ss 47 4,500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowe Bowen
2014 17 492
2015 12 557
2016 12 638
2017 11 660
2018 10 709
2019 10 709
2020 12 778
2021 7 889
2022 9 819
2023 7 940
2024 12 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, 1977–2024.

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