Cowan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cowan

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Cowan between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cowan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cowan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cowan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cowan 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 175 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.