Cowan is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Cowan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,422 for boy births in the United States (and #25,596 across all names), given to 5 babies. Cowan was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 2005 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,422 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,101 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,063 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,048 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,268 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #8,913 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #9,855 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,917 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #8,919 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,279 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,433 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,300 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,069 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,168 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #5,333 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,071 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,214 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #10,989 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #10,203 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,538 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,273 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #9,060 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,768 |