Owen

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Owen first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 2,349 babies (rank #31 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Owen

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

30,193

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,349

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Grey's Anatomy: Owen Hunt — trauma surgeon, army vet

Famous people named Owen

Owen Willans Richardsontheoretical physicist · b. 1879
Owen Wilsonfilm actor · b. 1968
Owen Chamberlainuniversity teacher · b. 1920
Owen Hargreavespundit · b. 1981
Owen Hartprofessional wrestler · b. 1965

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	536	#100
1997	813	#74
1998	1,896	#40
1999	2,201	#35
2000	1,497	#47
2001	1,897	#37
2002	2,349	#31
2003	2,282	#33
2004	2,232	#35
2005	2,013	#36
2006	1,965	#34
2007	1,677	#45
2008	1,607	#48
2009	1,630	#47
2010	1,238	#59
2011	943	#71
2012	839	#78
2013	708	#85
2014	663	#92
2015	621	#101
2016	586	#113