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“Yellow-haired, fair (Gaelic "son of the yellow lad")” — Scottish Gaelic (surname also from Irish) origin
Girl's name · #1736 in the US (2025) · 2020s
The whole story of Bowie fits in one generation — unrecorded before 2006, about 1,300 girls since, and a 2025 rank of #1736 (120 newborns last year). In Utah it runs about 6× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 12,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 62% of babies named Bowie in recent years have been boys.
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.
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.
Similar names: Rooney · Bobbie · Beckett · Finnley · Kodi · Elsy
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