US rank #4260 Unisex name Peak 2012 759 births

Owyn — #4260 US boys' name

759 babies named Owyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s2152010s3962020s133
#4260
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Owyn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

52 babies were named Owyn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Owyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 759 babies named Owyn between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Owyn currently holds the #4260 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 52 babies received it in a single year. Owyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 78 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Owyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 396 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Owyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Owyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Owyn 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 759 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.

Owyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

759

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,260

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Owyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
52
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Owyn popularity over time — girls

78 total births recorded since 2006 (Owyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 78 births
4681012 20242023202220212020201920182016201520142006 5

Owyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
396 births that decade — 52% of Owyn's all-time total
1990s152000s2152010s3962020s133

Owyn by state

Where Owyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Owyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 2.6%
#2 Ohio
6 0.8%
#3 Michigan
5 0.7%
#4 Utah
5 0.7%
#5 Wisconsin
5 0.7%
California share of Owyn's total US births 2.6%
Even split

20 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Owyn?
759 babies have been named Owyn since 1997. It currently ranks #4260 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 52 births.
When was Owyn most popular?
Owyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 396 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Owyn most popular?
The top states for the name Owyn are California (20 births), Ohio (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
Is Owyn a unisex name?
Yes, Owyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 759 births, and as a girl's name it has 78 births.
How long has the name Owyn been used?
Owyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Owyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Owynn. 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, 1997–2024 (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.