Bowman vs Bowden

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

Name A

Bowman

Boy name · Rank #2506

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Name B

Bowden

Boy name · Rank #2620

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Metric Bowman Bowden
Current Rank #2506 #2620
Total Births (all years) 1,022 656
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 57 79
Peak Decade 2010s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1976

Births by Decade

Decade Bowman Bowden
1880s 5 -
1910s 31 -
1920s 72 -
1930s 29 -
1940s 29 -
1950s 39 -
1960s 11 -
1970s 6 5
1980s 37 -
1990s 61 6
2000s 108 111
2010s 300 245
2020s 294 289

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bowman Bowden
2014 20 17
2015 41 17
2016 43 32
2017 39 44
2018 39 32
2019 43 28
2020 47 37
2021 47 39
2022 48 36
2023 41 47
2024 54 51
2025 57 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, 1884–2025.

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