How Many People Are Named Bowie?
people named Bowie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 97,960 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,520 babies named Bowie in Social Security records from 1920 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
375 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bowie, 36.6% were girls and 63.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Bowie rose from 21.8% in the 2000s to 38.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bowie alive today is about 7 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bowie first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 2021, to 375 babies. In 2025, 281 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bowie has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #952, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #1,228. Among girls, its best rank was #1,527, in 2021.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,228 | #1,736 |
| Best rank | #952 (2021) | #1,527 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,113 in the 2020s | #1,735 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bowie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bowie were born in California than in any other state: about 721 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bowie was given 4.3 times as often in Utah, 2.9 times in California and 2.7 times in Oregon.
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