Bowden
Boy name · #1947 in 2025 · Very rare
Bowden is currently the #1947 boy name in the United States — 79 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5289, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,785 boys born in 2025 was named Bowden.
The 49-year story
Bowden first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 79 babies and a rank of #1942. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bowden per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bowden in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Bowden is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Bowden will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bowden is most common
State-level data for Bowden is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Bowden
Statistically, parents drawn to Bowden tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jeyden, Keyden, Xayden, Beauden, and Linden.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bowden | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #1942 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2595 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2737 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3074 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3074 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3794 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3446 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2755 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3441 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5289 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5252 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4621 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4533 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4983 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5478 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8310 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4395 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4996 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6460 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5578 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7643 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10556 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bowden a popular boy name?
Bowden ranked #1947 among boys in 2025 with 79 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5289.
When was the name Bowden most popular?
Bowden peaked in 2025, when 79 American boys received the name (ranked #1942 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bowden?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,785 newborn American boys was named Bowden. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.