Trend of the Popularity of Owen as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 7,190 male babies that were named Owen in the US, which was 0.42% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Owen peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2016 with a count of 10,305 babies, which was 0.54% of the total male babies born in the US in 2016.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Owen, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Owen.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Owen in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Owen in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Owen from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Owen as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	351	0.02
1981	381	0.02
1982	376	0.02
1983	357	0.02
1984	399	0.02
1985	412	0.02
1986	408	0.02
1987	461	0.03
1988	467	0.02
1989	438	0.02
1990	480	0.02
1991	455	0.02
1992	453	0.02
1993	457	0.02
1994	490	0.03
1995	701	0.04
1996	1005	0.05
1997	1368	0.07
1998	1872	0.10
1999	2377	0.12
2000	2715	0.14
2001	3032	0.16
2002	4190	0.22
2003	5701	0.29
2004	6707	0.34
2005	7169	0.36
2006	8173	0.40
2007	8247	0.40
2008	7802	0.38
2009	8142	0.41
2010	8177	0.43
2011	8341	0.44
2012	8695	0.46
2013	8766	0.46
2014	9159	0.48
2015	9608	0.50
2016	10305	0.54
2017	9363	0.51
2018	9337	0.51
2019	9347	0.52
2020	8669	0.50
2021	8770	0.50
2022	8589	0.49
2023	8015	0.47
2024	7599	0.44
2025	7190	0.42