Owen

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Owen is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 239,054 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 238,411 as boys and 643 as girls. Owen gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2016 and remains popular today. It is the #340 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,595
2023 8,041
2022 8,610
2021 8,807
2020 8,692
2019 9,373
2018 9,360
2017 9,393
2016 10,328
2015 9,625
2014 9,181
2013 8,781
2012 8,715
2011 8,359
2010 8,187
2009 8,156
2008 7,825
2007 8,260
2006 8,183
2005 7,190
2004 6,735
2003 5,715
2002 4,201
2001 3,032
2000 2,722
1999 2,383
1998 1,880
1997 1,374
1996 1,005
1995 707
1994 490
1993 458
1992 453
1991 461
1990 480
1989 439
1988 467
1987 462
1986 408
1985 418
1984 399
1983 363
1982 382
1981 381
1980 353
1979 371
1978 277
1977 324
1976 277
1975 298
1974 337
1973 343
1972 316
1971 248
1970 244
1969 274
1968 221
1967 228
1966 264
1965 273
1964 294
1963 279
1962 350
1961 353
1960 386
1959 385
1958 370
1957 411
1956 400
1955 347
1954 402
1953 414
1952 455
1951 377
1950 395
1949 369
1948 386
1947 406
1946 392
1945 369
1944 392
1943 418
1942 415
1941 412
1940 363
1939 383
1938 412
1937 412
1936 385
1935 411
1934 435
1933 440
1932 444
1931 461
1930 521
1929 535
1928 505
1927 552
1926 559
1925 582
1924 634
1923 592
1922 632
1921 703
1920 598
1919 556
1918 599
1917 495
1916 493
1915 484
1914 356
1913 293
1912 265
1911 156
1910 118
1909 90
1908 105
1907 104
1906 82
1905 89
1904 71
1903 83
1902 63
1901 80
1900 93
1899 66
1898 64
1897 70
1896 83
1895 75
1894 80
1893 80
1892 102
1891 73
1890 68
1889 75
1888 98
1887 68
1886 83
1885 70
1884 91
1883 63
1882 65
1881 67
1880 78