Bower vs Bowman

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

Name A

Bower

Boy name

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Name B

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2506

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Metric Bower Bowman
Current Rank Unranked #2506
Total Births (all years) 5 1,022
Peak Year 1920 2025
Peak Year Births 5 57
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bower Bowman
1880ss — 5
1910ss — 31
1920ss 5 72
1930ss — 29
1940ss — 29
1950ss — 39
1960ss — 11
1970ss — 6
1980ss — 37
1990ss — 61
2000ss — 108
2010ss — 300
2020ss — 294

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bower Bowman
2014 — 20
2015 — 41
2016 — 43
2017 — 39
2018 — 39
2019 — 43
2020 — 47
2021 — 47
2022 — 48
2023 — 41
2024 — 54
2025 — 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, 1920–1920.

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