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Bowen

Boy's name · #266 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Bowen is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1913, it stood at #266 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 boys have been named Bowen along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Bowen ranks in other countries and regions.

#329 in England & Wales (2025) · #350 in New Zealand (2025) · #400 in N. Ireland (2025) · #585 in Ireland (2025) · #795 in Scotland (2025) · #915 in Netherlands (2025) · #173 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bowens

• Bowen Yang — Chinese-American comedian
• Bowen Stassforth — American swimmer
• Bowen Byram — Canadian ice hockey player
• Bowen Wells — British politician (born 1935)
• Bowen Zhou — Chinese computer scientist and entrepreneur

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 79,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Elizabeth Bowen — Anglo-Irish novelist and diarist (1899–1973)
• Mark Bowen — Welsh association football player
• Jarrod Bowen — English association football player (born 1996)

What Bowens become

Among 33 notable people named Bowen:

Similar names: Sullivan · Bodie · Callan · Ronan · Kieran · Kian

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