Bowie

“Yellow-haired, fair (Gaelic "son of the yellow lad")” — Scottish Gaelic (surname also from Irish) origin

Girl's name · #1733 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Bowie has appeared in US records since 2006 — best rank #1524 (2021) · 1,285 babies named Bowie all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,700 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bowies

Bowie Tsang — Taiwanese and Hong Kong actress and singer
Bowie Jane — Australian-American DJ, producer, singer-songwriter, barrister, and reality television participant

Among 16 notable people named Bowie:

Entertainers appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bowie Tsang, Taiwanese and Hong Kong actress and singer.

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