How Many People Are Named Owen?
people named Owen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,526 people in the US has this name
Based on 246,320 babies named Owen in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,331 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Owen (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Owen alive today is about 15 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Owen first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2016, to 10,331 babies. In 2025, 7,223 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Owen never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #18, in 2022, and it was in the top 100 for 24 years, 2002 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #31.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #31 |
| Best rank | #18 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | 24 (2002 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #34 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Owen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Owen were born in California than in any other state: about 18,547 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Owen was given 3 times as often in Vermont, 2.7 times in New Hampshire and 2.6 times in Maine.
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