US rank #6204 Boys' name Peak 1922 268 births

Fowler — #6204 US boys' name

268 babies named Fowler in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s751930s341940s152010s442020s55
#6204
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Fowler was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Fowler in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fowler

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Fowler between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fowler currently holds the #6204 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fowler performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fowler shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fowler in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fowler 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 268 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.

Fowler at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

268

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,204

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fowler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 202420202016194019321928192219181915 10

Fowler by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
75 births that decade — 28% of Fowler's all-time total
1910s451920s751930s341940s152010s442020s55

Fowler by state

Where Fowler concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

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

5 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fowler?
268 babies have been named Fowler since 1915. It currently ranks #6204 among boys. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Fowler most popular?
Fowler was most popular in the 1920s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Fowler most popular?
The top states for the name Fowler are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Fowler been used?
Fowler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.

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, 1915–2024 (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.