Bowie vs Bowman

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

Name A

Bowie

Boy name · Rank #1213

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Name B

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2506

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Metric Bowie Bowman
Current Rank #1213 #2506
Total Births (all years) 2,235 1,022
Peak Year 2021 2025
Peak Year Births 237 57
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Bowie Bowman
1880s - 5
1910s - 31
1920s 5 72
1930s - 29
1940s - 29
1950s - 39
1960s - 11
1970s 15 6
1980s 31 37
1990s 19 61
2000s 133 108
2010s 896 300
2020s 1,136 294

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowie Bowman
2014 59 20
2015 54 41
2016 134 43
2017 156 39
2018 210 39
2019 159 43
2020 176 47
2021 237 47
2022 198 48
2023 194 41
2024 167 54
2025 164 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, 1920–2025.

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