Recorded 2016–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 15 births

Jowen — boys' name

15 babies named Jowen in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s5
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jowen was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jowen in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jowen

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Jowen between 2016 and 2022, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jowen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jowen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jowen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jowen 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 15 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.

Jowen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

15

Since 2016

7 years of records

Peak year

2016

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2016

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jowen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2016

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 202220172016 5

Jowen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Jowen's all-time total
2010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jowen?
15 babies have been named Jowen since 2016. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 5 births.
When was Jowen most popular?
Jowen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Jowen been used?
Jowen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 7 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jowen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jowell, Jowan, Jowel. 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, 2016–2022 (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.