Owen
- #4,265 for girls in 2025, 33 births
- #31 for boys in 2025, 7,190 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 8,589 births
- Debut · boys
- 78 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 245,644since 1880
Owen over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,265 | 33 | #31 | 7,190 |
| 2024 | #5,799 | 21 | #26 | 7,599 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #20 | 8,015 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #18 | 8,589 |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | #22 | 8,770 |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | #22 | 8,669 |
| 2019 | #4,909 | 27 | #21 | 9,347 |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 | #25 | 9,337 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | #28 | 9,363 |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | #24 | 10,305 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #36 | 9,608 |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | #36 | 9,159 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #38 | 8,766 |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | #38 | 8,695 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #44 | 8,341 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #47 | 8,177 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #51 | 8,142 |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | #58 | 7,802 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #56 | 8,247 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #58 | 8,173 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | #60 | 7,169 |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | #67 | 6,707 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #72 | 5,701 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #94 | 4,190 |
| 2001 | — | #130 | 3,032 | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #144 | 2,715 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #153 | 2,377 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #179 | 1,872 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #224 | 1,368 |
| 1996 | — | #277 | 1,005 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #350 | 701 |
| 1994 | — | #453 | 490 | |
| 1993 | — | #460 | 457 | |
| 1992 | — | #473 | 453 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #462 | 455 |
| 1990 | — | #453 | 480 | |
| 1989 | — | #448 | 438 | |
| 1988 | — | #417 | 467 | |
| 1987 | — | #404 | 461 | |
| 1986 | — | #428 | 408 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #422 | 412 |
| 1984 | — | #413 | 399 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #437 | 357 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #431 | 376 |
| 1981 | — | #429 | 381 | |
| 1980 | — | #442 | 351 | |
| 1979 | — | #412 | 371 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #489 | 271 |
| 1977 | — | #441 | 324 | |
| 1976 | — | #474 | 277 | |
| 1975 | — | #466 | 298 | |
| 1974 | — | #427 | 337 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #427 | 337 |
| 1972 | — | #446 | 316 | |
| 1971 | — | #518 | 248 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #523 | 238 |
| 1969 | — | #460 | 274 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #514 | 215 |
| 1967 | — | #496 | 228 | |
| 1966 | — | #472 | 264 | |
| 1965 | — | #470 | 273 | |
| 1964 | — | #464 | 293 | |
| 1963 | — | #474 | 280 | |
| 1962 | — | #428 | 350 | |
| 1961 | — | #424 | 353 | |
| 1960 | — | #404 | 386 | |
| 1959 | — | #405 | 385 | |
| 1958 | — | #406 | 370 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #382 | 406 |
| 1956 | — | #371 | 400 | |
| 1955 | — | #387 | 347 | |
| 1954 | — | #361 | 402 | |
| 1953 | — | #341 | 414 | |
| 1952 | — | #326 | 455 | |
| 1951 | — | #353 | 377 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #341 | 389 |
| 1949 | — | #351 | 369 | |
| 1948 | — | #341 | 386 | |
| 1947 | — | #339 | 406 | |
| 1946 | — | #324 | 392 | |
| 1945 | — | #308 | 369 | |
| 1944 | — | #303 | 392 | |
| 1943 | — | #300 | 418 | |
| 1942 | — | #298 | 415 | |
| 1941 | — | #285 | 412 | |
| 1940 | — | #294 | 363 | |
| 1939 | — | #283 | 383 | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #274 | 406 |
| 1937 | — | #267 | 412 | |
| 1936 | — | #276 | 385 | |
| 1935 | — | #268 | 411 | |
| 1934 | — | #259 | 435 | |
| 1933 | — | #249 | 440 | |
| 1932 | — | #256 | 444 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #251 | 456 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #245 | 513 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #236 | 526 |
| 1928 | — | #250 | 505 | |
| 1927 | — | #238 | 552 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #238 | 554 |
| 1925 | — | #227 | 582 | |
| 1924 | — | #213 | 634 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #223 | 587 |
| 1922 | — | #205 | 632 | |
| 1921 | — | #195 | 703 | |
| 1920 | — | #217 | 598 | |
| 1919 | — | #221 | 556 | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #211 | 591 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #223 | 489 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #219 | 488 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #216 | 479 |
| 1914 | — | #225 | 356 | |
| 1913 | — | #216 | 293 | |
| 1912 | — | #209 | 265 | |
| 1911 | — | #194 | 156 | |
| 1910 | — | #214 | 118 | |
| 1909 | — | #231 | 90 | |
| 1908 | — | #196 | 105 | |
| 1907 | — | #195 | 104 | |
| 1906 | — | #217 | 82 | |
| 1905 | — | #196 | 89 | |
| 1904 | — | #219 | 71 | |
| 1903 | — | #191 | 83 | |
| 1902 | — | #226 | 63 | |
| 1901 | — | #179 | 80 | |
| 1900 | — | #203 | 93 | |
| 1899 | — | #200 | 66 | |
| 1898 | — | #219 | 64 | |
| 1897 | — | #201 | 70 | |
| 1896 | — | #196 | 83 | |
| 1895 | — | #194 | 75 | |
| 1894 | — | #184 | 80 | |
| 1893 | — | #180 | 80 | |
| 1892 | — | #157 | 102 | |
| 1891 | — | #179 | 73 | |
| 1890 | — | #194 | 68 | |
| 1889 | — | #180 | 75 | |
| 1888 | — | #155 | 98 | |
| 1887 | — | #183 | 68 | |
| 1886 | — | #168 | 83 | |
| 1885 | — | #187 | 70 | |
| 1884 | — | #150 | 91 | |
| 1883 | — | #185 | 63 | |
| 1882 | — | #197 | 65 | |
| 1881 | — | #174 | 67 | |
| 1880 | — | #168 | 78 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Owen was already there! It came in at #168, and was given to 78 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 92 boys a year got the name.
Where Owen is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Vermont#9 · 1 in 61
- New Hampshire#10 · 1 in 80
- Rhode Island#10 · 1 in 82
- Iowa#10 · 1 in 130
- Massachusetts#11 · 1 in 104
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #9 | 20 | 1 in 61 |
| Iowa | #10 | 106 | 1 in 130 |
| New Hampshire | #10 | 56 | 1 in 80 |
| Rhode Island | #10 | 38 | 1 in 82 |
| Massachusetts | #11 | 259 | 1 in 104 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | 383 | 1 in 136 |
| Montana | #12 | 37 | 1 in 102 |
| Wisconsin | #12 | 192 | 1 in 122 |
| Connecticut | #13 | 112 | 1 in 118 |
| Maine | #13 | 38 | 1 in 101 |
| Minnesota | #13 | 178 | 1 in 138 |
| Colorado | #14 | 186 | 1 in 144 |
| Michigan | #14 | 260 | 1 in 155 |
| Ohio | #15 | 335 | 1 in 157 |
| Delaware | #16 | 27 | 1 in 109 |
| Utah | #18 | 126 | 1 in 156 |
| Virginia | #19 | 217 | 1 in 172 |
| Illinois | #20 | 289 | 1 in 171 |
| North Dakota | #20 | 28 | 1 in 120 |
| Maryland | #21 | 134 | 1 in 171 |
| Missouri | #22 | 161 | 1 in 173 |
| West Virginia | #23 | 43 | 1 in 143 |
| District of Columbia | #25 | 22 | 1 in 115 |
| Idaho | #25 | 53 | 1 in 163 |
| Nebraska | #25 | 56 | 1 in 157 |
| New York | #25 | 422 | 1 in 200 |
| Indiana | #27 | 169 | 1 in 187 |
| Kentucky | #27 | 116 | 1 in 177 |
| Oregon | #29 | 87 | 1 in 173 |
| North Carolina | #30 | 243 | 1 in 212 |
| Washington | #31 | 166 | 1 in 198 |
| New Jersey | #32 | 200 | 1 in 199 |
| Alaska | #35 | 16 | 1 in 142 |
| Arkansas | #35 | 62 | 1 in 203 |
| Wyoming | #35 | 11 | 1 in 99 |
| Louisiana | #36 | 84 | 1 in 228 |
| Alabama | #38 | 93 | 1 in 231 |
| Oklahoma | #38 | 81 | 1 in 218 |
| Tennessee | #39 | 154 | 1 in 239 |
| South Carolina | #43 | 91 | 1 in 233 |
| South Dakota | #46 | 21 | 1 in 183 |
| Kansas | #53 | 58 | 1 in 242 |
| California | #57 | 604 | 1 in 291 |
| Georgia | #57 | 172 | 1 in 292 |
| Florida | #60 | 321 | 1 in 298 |
| Arizona | #62 | 114 | 1 in 287 |
| Nevada | #70 | 42 | 1 in 269 |
| Hawaii | #79 | 11 | 1 in 265 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 22 | 1 in 295 |
| Texas | #87 | 444 | 1 in 394 |
| Mississippi | #95 | 30 | 1 in 361 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Owen
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 9 spots since 2020 (#22 → #31)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#36 → #31)
- Biggest jump: 103 spots in 1995
- Biggest drop: 63 spots in 1970
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #18 (8,589 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 184
- Highest: 1 in 184 boys born in 2016 were named Owen (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 238 boys born in 2025 (0.42%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 2022, was only 1 in 203 (0.49%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 37.1% of all boys named Owen (91,098) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 758 | #150 (1884) | #175 |
| 1890s | 761 | #157 (1892) | #190 |
| 1900s | 860 | #179 (1901) | #205 |
| 1910s | 3,791 | #194 (1911) | #215 |
| 1920s | 5,873 | #195 (1921) | #224 |
| 1930s | 4,285 | #245 (1930) | #263 |
| 1940s | 3,922 | #285 (1941) | #314 |
| 1950s | 3,945 | #326 (1952) | #367 |
| 1960s | 2,916 | #404 (1960) | #461 |
| 1970s | 3,017 | #412 (1979) | #462 |
| 1980s | 4,050 | #404 (1987) | #427 |
| 1990s | 9,658 | #153 (1999) | #348 |
| 2000s | 61,878 | #51 (2009) | #79 |
| 2010s | 91,098 | #21 (2019) | #34 |
| 2020s | 48,832 | #18 (2022) | #23 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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