Bowman is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Bowman is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,396 for boy births in the United States (and #5,160 across all names), given to 57 babies. Bowman first appears in 1884 and peaked in 2025 (57 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,396 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | #2,507 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | #3,012 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #2,724 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #2,697 |
| 2020 | 47 | 47 | #2,662 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #2,863 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #3,002 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #3,015 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #2,793 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #2,868 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #4,717 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,644 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,060 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,000 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #4,864 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #5,835 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,441 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #9,896 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #5,819 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,269 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,185 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,768 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,113 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,510 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #6,909 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,186 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,241 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,564 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #5,977 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #8,942 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,853 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,566 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,347 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,277 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,687 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,021 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,633 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,247 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,079 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,284 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,687 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,105 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,653 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,010 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,040 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,004 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #3,886 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,169 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,395 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,717 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,769 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #2,993 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #2,905 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,583 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #3,726 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,120 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #3,822 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,321 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,271 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,395 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,827 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,275 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,275 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,297 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #2,971 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,355 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,408 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,522 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,439 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,245 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,969 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,650 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,309 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #989 |