Townes: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from the town”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- TOWNZ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
An English surname from Middle English atte tounes, referring to someone living by or in the town. As a first name it follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
How popular is Townes?
Babies named Townes in 2024130
2024 rank#1,549 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,340
Townes is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Townes
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Townes questions
What does the name Townes mean?
Townes means "from the town". It comes from English. An English surname from Middle English atte tounes, referring to someone living by or in the town. As a first name it follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
Is Townes a boy or girl name?
Townes is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Townes?
130 US babies were named Townes in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Townes?
Townes is usually pronounced TOWNZ.
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.