Bowden is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Bowden is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,944 for boy births in the United States (and #4,148 across all names), given to 79 babies. Bowden was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 2025 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | #1,944 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | #2,603 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #2,740 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #3,286 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #3,078 |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | #3,079 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #3,807 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,455 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | #2,762 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #3,449 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,322 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #5,279 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,555 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #4,999 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,507 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,381 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #4,415 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,021 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,512 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,603 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,184 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #9,725 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,726 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #10,761 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,553 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #7,910 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,692 |