Masculine dossier · first seen 1920

Bowie

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bowie
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

237

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1920Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

29.5%

2024

167

All-time

2,070

Bowie is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 237 boys were named Bowie.

In 2024, only 167 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,070 Americans have been named Bowie and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1920.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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