Bowie
Rank in 2025
#1733
recorded as girls
#1227
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
281
girls 117 · boys 164
Peak year
2021
237 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
3,520
since 1920
Born a Bowie? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Bowie was most popular in 2021, when 237 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 164 babies were named Bowie, ranking #1227 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | 1733 | 164 | 1227 |
| 2024 | 98 | 1997 | 167 | 1211 |
| 2023 | 126 | 1645 | 194 | 1098 |
| 2022 | 110 | 1844 | 198 | 1093 |
| 2021 | 138 | 1524 | 237 | 951 |
| 2020 | 114 | 1752 | 176 | 1119 |
| 2019 | 108 | 1864 | 159 | 1202 |
| 2018 | 113 | 1799 | 210 | 984 |
| 2017 | 85 | 2221 | 156 | 1191 |
| 2016 | 76 | 2426 | 134 | 1329 |
| 2015 | 43 | 3595 | 54 | 2386 |
| 2014 | 30 | 4657 | 59 | 2256 |
| 2013 | 43 | 3573 | 26 | 3864 |
| 2012 | 21 | 6110 | 24 | 4131 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10374 | 30 | 3510 |
| 2010 | 16 | 7513 | 44 | 2730 |
| 2009 | 14 | 8454 | 19 | 4922 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11599 | 25 | 4044 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11630 | 18 | 4996 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17168 | 21 | 4370 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 13 | 5875 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 9 | 7536 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 9 | 7245 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 6 | 9243 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 6 | 9112 |
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| 1998 | <5 | — | 7 | 7560 |
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| 1920 | <5 | — | 5 | 4286 |
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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 37% · boys 63% across all years