Owen

Boy name

Owen has been given to 246,320 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #31 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈoʊɪn/

From various origins. See below:

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

246,320

Peak year

2016 (10,331 babies)

Rank in 2025

#31 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Owen

Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist (1879-1959)

Owen Wilson

American actor (born 1968)

Owen Chamberlain

American physicist

Owen Hargreaves

English association football player

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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