Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Owen name popularity since 1925
236,967 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Owen. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Owen is about 14 years old in 2026. Owen peaked in 2016 as the #24 name for boys, and it ranked #31 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 236,967
- Named Owen, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #31
- for boys in 2025 (7,190 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 647 girls · 236,320 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.58× its national share
Peak year is the year Owen made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Owen births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Owen both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Owen became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 3,940 baby boys to 1 in 808.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Owen's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Owen.
Decade by decade
Babies named Owen in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 14 | 2,719 | – |
| 1930s | 19 | 4,285 | #268 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,922 | #308 |
| 1950s | 11 | 3,945 | #387 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,916 | #471 |
| 1970s | 17 | 3,017 | #467 |
| 1980s | 18 | 4,050 | #422 |
| 1990s | 32 | 9,658 | #350 |
| 2000s | 144 | 61,878 | #60 |
| 2010s | 212 | 91,098 | #36 |
| 2020–25 | 174 | 48,832 | #31 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.6% of babies named Owen from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Owen is most popular
The index compares Owen's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Owen.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.58× | 1,913 |
| Vermont | 2.18× | 857 |
| Utah | 1.95× | 3,909 |
| Maine | 1.87× | 1,880 |
| Alaska | 1.86× | 651 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Owen's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Owen.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Owen (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data