Boys' name · since 1913
Bowen
13,187 babies named Bowen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,187
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
13,187 babies have been named Bowen since 1913, making it today's #266 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Bowen recorded 13,187 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #266 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,187 born since 1913
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bowen ranks #1,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,187 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,187
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bowen's 13,187 recorded births place it above 97.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bowen compares
13,187 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bowen's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bowen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,187 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,292 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bowen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bowen's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,292, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bowen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,292
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Bowen popularity over time - girls
326 total births recorded since 2004 (Bowen as girls' name)
Bowen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,797 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Bowen's strongest decade.
5,797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Bowen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 171
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 545
1990s
545 births
- 2000s 1,283
2000s
1,283 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,066 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,797 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,797 births (44% of all-time use).
How Bowen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bowen's total volume
Bowen by state
Where Bowen concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,474 | 11.2% |
| #2 | California | | 811 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 552 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 511 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 400 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Utah | | 398 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 382 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 373 | 2.8% |
1,474 of 13,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Bowen appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Bowens (1,474 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bowen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bowen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.