Boys' name · since 1915
Fowler
279 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.
- #11,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,234 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fowler currently ranks #7234 among boys' names in America, with 279 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Fowler recorded 279 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #7234 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #11,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,234 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 279 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fowler ranks #11,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,234 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 279 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,234 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fowler's 279 recorded births place it above 75.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Fowler compares
279 44th 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
Fowler's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fowler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 279 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fowler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fowler's full recorded timeline at 1933, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fowler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Fowler by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Fowler's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Fowler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (27% of all-time use).
Fowler by state
Where Fowler concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 279 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fowler's data
- Fowler's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Fowlers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fowler
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Fowler
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fowler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Fowler 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.