Boys' name · since 2004
Kowen
481 babies named Kowen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
481 babies have been named Kowen since 2004, making it today's #2415 boys' name.
Kowen has 481 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2415 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #8,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,415 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 481 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kowen ranks #8,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 481 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kowen's 481 recorded births place it above 82.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kowen compares
481 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Kowen's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kowen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 481 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kowen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kowen's full recorded timeline at 2015, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kowen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kowen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (217 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Kowen's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kowen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 217 births (45% of all-time use).
Kowen by state
Where Kowen concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Kowens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2004–2025 (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 Kowen 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.