Owen

Given to 246,320 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#4265
recorded as girls
#31
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7,223
girls 33 · boys 7,190
Peak year
2016
10,305 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
246,320
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Owen was most popular in 2016, when 10,305 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,190 babies were named Owen, ranking #31 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Owen was most popular in 2016, when 10,305 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,190 babies were named Owen, ranking #31 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 2016

Owen was most popular in 2016, when 10,305 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,190 babies were named Owen, ranking #31 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 33 4265 7,190 31
2024 21 5799 7,599 26
2023 30 4565 8,015 20
2022 26 5028 8,589 18
2021 39 3801 8,770 22
2020 25 5003 8,669 22
2019 27 4909 9,347 21
2018 25 5152 9,337 25
2017 30 4576 9,363 28
2016 26 5130 10,305 24
2015 18 6721 9,608 36
2014 23 5625 9,159 36
2013 15 7748 8,766 38
2012 20 6341 8,695 38
2011 18 6855 8,341 44
2010 10 10451 8,177 47
2009 14 8454 8,142 51
2008 25 5574 7,802 58
2007 13 9007 8,247 56
2006 11 9901 8,173 58
2005 21 5800 7,169 60
2004 28 4707 6,707 67
2003 14 7580 5,701 72
2002 11 8837 4,190 94
2001 <5 — 3,032 130
2000 7 11801 2,715 144
1999 6 12688 2,377 153
1998 8 10122 1,872 179
1997 6 12070 1,368 224
1996 <5 — 1,005 277
1995 6 11783 701 350
1994 <5 — 490 453
1993 <5 — 457 460
1992 <5 — 453 473
1991 6 11509 455 462
1990 <5 — 480 453
1989 <5 — 438 448
1988 <5 — 467 417
1987 <5 — 461 404
1986 <5 — 408 428
1985 6 9307 412 422
1984 <5 — 399 413
1983 6 9015 357 437
1982 6 9237 376 431
1981 <5 — 381 429
1980 <5 — 351 442
1979 <5 — 371 412
1978 5 9750 271 489
1977 <5 — 324 441
1976 <5 — 277 474
1975 <5 — 298 466
1974 <5 — 337 427
1973 6 7435 337 427
1972 <5 — 316 446
1971 <5 — 248 518
1970 6 7070 238 523
1969 <5 — 274 460
1968 6 6246 215 514
1967 <5 — 228 496
1966 <5 — 264 472
1965 <5 — 273 470
1964 <5 — 293 464
1963 <5 — 280 474
1962 <5 — 350 428
1961 <5 — 353 424
1960 <5 — 386 404
1959 <5 — 385 405
1958 <5 — 370 406
1957 5 6086 406 382
1956 <5 — 400 371
1955 <5 — 347 387
1954 <5 — 402 361
1953 <5 — 414 341
1952 <5 — 455 326
1951 <5 — 377 353
1950 6 4738 389 341
1949 <5 — 369 351
1948 <5 — 386 341
1947 <5 — 406 339
1946 <5 — 392 324
1945 <5 — 369 308
1944 <5 — 392 303
1943 <5 — 418 300
1942 <5 — 415 298
1941 <5 — 412 285
1940 <5 — 363 294
1939 <5 — 383 283
1938 6 3847 406 274
1937 <5 — 412 267
1936 <5 — 385 276
1935 <5 — 411 268
1934 <5 — 435 259
1933 <5 — 440 249
1932 <5 — 444 256
1931 5 4331 456 251
1930 8 3345 513 245
1929 9 3137 526 236
1928 <5 — 505 250
1927 <5 — 552 238
1926 5 4851 554 238
1925 <5 — 582 227
1924 <5 — 634 213
1923 5 4967 587 223
1922 <5 — 632 205
1921 <5 — 703 195
1920 <5 — 598 217
1919 <5 — 556 221
1918 8 3512 591 211
1917 6 4083 489 223
1916 5 4417 488 219
1915 5 4274 479 216
1914 <5 — 356 225
1913 <5 — 293 216
1912 <5 — 265 209
1911 <5 — 156 194
1910 <5 — 118 214
1909 <5 — 90 231
1908 <5 — 105 196
1907 <5 — 104 195
1906 <5 — 82 217
1905 <5 — 89 196
1904 <5 — 71 219
1903 <5 — 83 191
1902 <5 — 63 226
1901 <5 — 80 179
1900 <5 — 93 203
1899 <5 — 66 200
1898 <5 — 64 219
1897 <5 — 70 201
1896 <5 — 83 196
1895 <5 — 75 194
1894 <5 — 80 184
1893 <5 — 80 180
1892 <5 — 102 157
1891 <5 — 73 179
1890 <5 — 68 194
1889 <5 — 75 180
1888 <5 — 98 155
1887 <5 — 68 183
1886 <5 — 83 168
1885 <5 — 70 187
1884 <5 — 91 150
1883 <5 — 63 185
1882 <5 — 65 197
1881 <5 — 67 174
1880 <5 — 78 168

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Where Owen is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years