Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Owen

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

10,302

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

26.5%

2024

7,574

All-time

238,411

Owen has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 10,302 boys were named Owen.

In 2024, only 7,574 boys were given the name.

Down 26.5% from its peak.

All told, about 238,411 Americans have been named Owen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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