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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#3 · 1 in 57
- Minnesota#4 · 1 in 92
- New Hampshire#5 · 1 in 62
- North Dakota#5 · 1 in 88
- Iowa#5 · 1 in 96
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #3 | 82 | 1 in 57 |
| Minnesota | #4 | 305 | 1 in 92 |
| Iowa | #5 | 165 | 1 in 96 |
| New Hampshire | #5 | 74 | 1 in 62 |
| North Dakota | #5 | 48 | 1 in 88 |
| Indiana | #8 | 308 | 1 in 117 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 268 | 1 in 102 |
| Utah | #10 | 180 | 1 in 120 |
| Wyoming | #10 | 23 | 1 in 86 |
| Montana | #12 | 37 | 1 in 108 |
| Vermont | #12 | 22 | 1 in 83 |
| Nebraska | #13 | 88 | 1 in 118 |
| Missouri | #15 | 257 | 1 in 126 |
| Ohio | #15 | 475 | 1 in 127 |
| Oregon | #16 | 150 | 1 in 122 |
| Connecticut | #17 | 147 | 1 in 100 |
| Kansas | #17 | 123 | 1 in 129 |
| Massachusetts | #17 | 285 | 1 in 105 |
| Pennsylvania | #17 | 497 | 1 in 122 |
| Idaho | #18 | 65 | 1 in 128 |
| South Dakota | #18 | 40 | 1 in 105 |
| Michigan | #20 | 337 | 1 in 145 |
| Rhode Island | #21 | 38 | 1 in 102 |
| Colorado | #23 | 175 | 1 in 156 |
| West Virginia | #24 | 70 | 1 in 116 |
| Washington | #25 | 231 | 1 in 157 |
| Illinois | #28 | 413 | 1 in 161 |
| Delaware | #30 | 32 | 1 in 113 |
| District of Columbia | #30 | 34 | 1 in 124 |
| Kentucky | #33 | 148 | 1 in 151 |
| Maryland | #37 | 164 | 1 in 172 |
| Arkansas | #38 | 85 | 1 in 172 |
| New York | #38 | 506 | 1 in 203 |
| Virginia | #44 | 232 | 1 in 182 |
| Hawaii | #45 | 25 | 1 in 189 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 191 | 1 in 220 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 115 | 1 in 219 |
| Oklahoma | #48 | 94 | 1 in 220 |
| Alaska | #49 | 20 | 1 in 176 |
| North Carolina | #52 | 240 | 1 in 215 |
| Tennessee | #56 | 163 | 1 in 223 |
| South Carolina | #64 | 86 | 1 in 250 |
| Georgia | #67 | 196 | 1 in 281 |
| Arizona | #71 | 133 | 1 in 283 |
| California | #71 | 750 | 1 in 308 |
| Florida | #71 | 320 | 1 in 300 |
| Nevada | #81 | 44 | 1 in 307 |
| Texas | #84 | 536 | 1 in 348 |
| New Mexico | #85 | 31 | 1 in 293 |
| Alabama | #88 | 68 | 1 in 340 |
| Mississippi | #88 | 43 | 1 in 321 |
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
- 5 spots since 2024 (#26 → #31)
- 9 spots since 2020 (#22 → #31)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#36 → #31)
- Biggest jump: 103 spots in 1995 (#453 → #350)
- Biggest drop: 63 spots in 1970 (#460 → #523)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #18 (8,589 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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.
Owen in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 77,668 of them was named Owen, which outranked 70.8% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,456Zamirah24
- #5,456Zemirah24
- #5,456Zyaire24
- #5,625Owen23
- #5,625Adel23
- #5,625Aden23
- #5,625Adryanna23
- #5,797Abria22
- #5,797Adaliz22
- #5,797Adelin22
Tied with 171 names at #5,625; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 210 of them was named Owen, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.