Bowen

“Son of Owen” — Welsh origin

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

Bowen has appeared in US records since 1913 — best rank #266 (2025) · 13,187 babies named Bowen all-time · 1 in 1,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 810 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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

What Bowens become

Among 33 notable people named Bowen:

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