Boys' name · since 1997
Bowin
42 babies named Bowin in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bowin is the #12723 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 42 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Bowin recorded 42 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #12723 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #23,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,723 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bowin ranks #23,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,723 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bowin's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Bowin compares
42 15th percentile among 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
Bowin's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bowin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bowin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bowin's full recorded timeline at 2019, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bowin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bowin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Bowin's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Bowin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Bowin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Bowin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Bowin 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.