Bowen vs Bowden

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

Name A

Bowen

Boy name · Rank #321

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Name B

Bowden

Boy name · Rank #2620

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Metric Bowen Bowden
Current Rank #321 #2620
Total Births (all years) 13,187 656
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 1,292 79
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1976

Births by Decade

Decade Bowen Bowden
1910s 32 -
1920s 23 -
1930s 20 -
1940s 38 -
1950s 54 -
1960s 65 -
1970s 93 5
1980s 171 -
1990s 545 6
2000s 1,283 111
2010s 5,066 245
2020s 5,797 289

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowen Bowden
2014 492 17
2015 557 17
2016 638 32
2017 660 44
2018 709 32
2019 709 28
2020 778 37
2021 889 39
2022 820 36
2023 941 47
2024 1,077 51
2025 1,292 79

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, 1913–2025.

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