Boys' name · since 1890
Owens
Owens has 745 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,825 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 745
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Owens currently ranks #6825 among boys' names in America, with 745 babies recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Owens has been recorded 745 times among boys since 1890, currently ranked #6825 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #6,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,825 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 745 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Owens ranks #6,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,825 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 745 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,825 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 745
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Owens's 745 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Owens compares
745 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Owens's all-time total is 102% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Owens | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 745 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Owens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Owens splits its recorded history at 1946: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Owens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Owens by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (165 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Owens's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Owens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
165 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 165 births (22% of all-time use).
How Owens compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Owens's total volume
Owens by state
Where Owens concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Owens's data
- Owens's decade-level peak was the 1920s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Owenss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Owens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Owens 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.