Bowen

Bowen

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Bowen first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 206 babies (rank #181 that year). In 2024 it was given to 195 boys (rank #173). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Bowen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bowen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,939

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

206

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	6	#1,559
1992	7	#1,427
1995	8	#1,456
1997	29	#605
1998	7	#1,574
1999	20	#769
2000	12	#1,102
2001	22	#770
2002	9	#1,403
2003	16	#972
2004	16	#1,024
2005	13	#1,238
2006	25	#800
2007	29	#755
2008	18	#1,099
2009	27	#837
2010	39	#635
2011	34	#705
2012	47	#560
2013	57	#493
2014	69	#437
2015	72	#422
2016	97	#340
2017	86	#369
2018	97	#334
2019	127	#275
2020	173	#201
2021	206	#181
2022	181	#193
2023	171	#191
2024	195	#173

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#1,559

1992

#1,427

1995

#1,456

1997

#605

1998

#1,574

1999

#769

2000

#1,102

2001

#770

2002

#1,403

2003

#972

2004

#1,024

2005

#1,238

2006

#800

2007

#755

2008

#1,099

2009

#837

2010

#635

2011

#705

2012

#560

2013

#493

2014

#437

2015

#422

2016

#340

2017

#369

2018

#334

2019

127

#275

2020

173

#201

2021

206

#181

2022

181

#193

2023

171

#191

2024

195

#173

Numerology of Bowen

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Bowen

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Year-by-Year Detail