Bowan — #6076 US boys' name
111 babies named Bowan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Bowan was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Bowan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bowan
The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Bowan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bowan currently holds the #6076 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bowan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bowan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bowan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 111 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Bowan at a glance
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Current rank
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Bowan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2024)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #6076 among boys.
111 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 15 births in a single year.
Bowan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 51 births that decade — 46% of Bowan's all-time total
Bowan decade highlights
- Peak decade 51 births
- Runner-up 50 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Bowan's strongest decade
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.