Bowen: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Owen”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- BOH-ən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Bowen is a Welsh surname from ab Owain, meaning son of Owen, later used as a given name. Owen ultimately derives from a name of disputed Celtic origin.
How popular is Bowen?
Babies named Bowen in 20241,106
2024 rank#321 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188012,179
Bowen is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Bowen
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bowen questions
What does the name Bowen mean?
Bowen means "son of Owen". It comes from Welsh. Bowen is a Welsh surname from ab Owain, meaning son of Owen, later used as a given name. Owen ultimately derives from a name of disputed Celtic origin.
Is Bowen a boy or girl name?
Bowen is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bowen?
1,106 US babies were named Bowen in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Bowen?
Bowen is usually pronounced BOH-ən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.