US rank #8065 Boys' name Peak 2010 260 births

Cowen — #8065 US boys' name

260 babies named Cowen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s922010s1132020s55
#8065
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Cowen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

20 babies were named Cowen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cowen

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Cowen between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cowen currently holds the #8065 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cowen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cowen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cowen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cowen 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 260 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.

Cowen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

260

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2010

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,065

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cowen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
20
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
510152025 20242021201820152012200920062004 14

Cowen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 43% of Cowen's all-time total
2000s922010s1132020s55

Cowen by state

Where Cowen concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cowen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.9%
North Carolina share of Cowen's total US births 1.9%

5 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cowen?
260 babies have been named Cowen since 2004. It currently ranks #8065 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 20 births.
When was Cowen most popular?
Cowen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Cowen most popular?
The top states for the name Cowen are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Cowen been used?
Cowen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cowen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cowan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2024 (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.