Owen is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #31 in 2025.
Owen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #31 among boys (7,190) and #4,329 among girls (33) — overall #44 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,223 | 7,253 | #4,329 | #31 |
| 2024 | 7,620 | 7,635 | #5,921 | #26 |
| 2023 | 8,045 | 8,070 | #4,631 | #20 |
| 2022 | 8,615 | 8,633 | #5,134 | #18 |
| 2021 | 8,809 | 8,824 | #3,862 | #22 |
| 2020 | 8,694 | 8,715 | #5,134 | #22 |
| 2019 | 9,374 | 9,393 | #5,005 | #21 |
| 2018 | 9,362 | 9,377 | #5,289 | #25 |
| 2017 | 9,393 | 9,407 | #4,669 | #28 |
| 2016 | 10,331 | 10,365 | #5,246 | #24 |
| 2015 | 9,626 | 9,638 | #6,918 | #36 |
| 2014 | 9,182 | 9,202 | #5,751 | #36 |
| 2013 | 8,781 | 8,800 | #8,060 | #38 |
| 2012 | 8,715 | 8,721 | #6,519 | #38 |
| 2011 | 8,359 | 8,373 | #7,049 | #44 |
| 2010 | 8,187 | 8,201 | #11,053 | #47 |
| 2009 | 8,156 | 8,170 | #8,775 | #51 |
| 2008 | 7,827 | 7,837 | #5,709 | #58 |
| 2007 | 8,260 | 8,279 | #9,412 | #56 |
| 2006 | 8,184 | 8,204 | #10,436 | #58 |
| 2005 | 7,190 | 7,209 | #5,952 | #60 |
| 2004 | 6,735 | 6,751 | #4,787 | #67 |
| 2003 | 5,715 | 5,726 | #7,892 | #72 |
| 2002 | 4,201 | 4,210 | #9,327 | #94 |
| 2001 | 3,032 | 3,044 | — | #130 |
| 2000 | 2,722 | 2,731 | #12,797 | #145 |
| 1999 | 2,383 | 2,393 | #13,971 | #153 |
| 1998 | 1,880 | 1,885 | #10,872 | #179 |
| 1997 | 1,374 | — | #13,290 | #224 |
| 1996 | 1,005 | — | — | #277 |
| 1995 | 707 | — | #12,920 | #350 |
| 1994 | 490 | — | — | #453 |
| 1993 | 457 | — | — | #462 |
| 1992 | 453 | — | — | #473 |
| 1991 | 461 | — | #12,644 | #462 |
| 1990 | 480 | — | — | #453 |
| 1989 | 438 | — | — | #449 |
| 1988 | 467 | — | — | #417 |
| 1987 | 461 | — | — | #404 |
| 1986 | 408 | — | — | #428 |
| 1985 | 418 | — | #10,263 | #422 |
| 1984 | 399 | — | — | #414 |
| 1983 | 363 | — | #9,862 | #438 |
| 1982 | 382 | — | #10,094 | #432 |
| 1981 | 381 | — | — | #429 |
| 1980 | 351 | — | — | #442 |
| 1979 | 371 | — | — | #412 |
| 1978 | 276 | — | #10,934 | #491 |
| 1977 | 324 | — | — | #443 |
| 1976 | 277 | — | — | #475 |
| 1975 | 298 | — | — | #467 |
| 1974 | 337 | — | — | #428 |
| 1973 | 343 | — | #8,118 | #427 |
| 1972 | 316 | — | — | #446 |
| 1971 | 248 | — | — | #518 |
| 1970 | 244 | — | #7,716 | #524 |
| 1969 | 274 | — | — | #461 |
| 1968 | 221 | — | #6,787 | #515 |
| 1967 | 228 | — | — | #497 |
| 1966 | 264 | — | — | #473 |
| 1965 | 273 | — | — | #471 |
| 1964 | 293 | — | — | #464 |
| 1963 | 280 | — | — | #475 |
| 1962 | 350 | — | — | #429 |
| 1961 | 353 | — | — | #424 |
| 1960 | 386 | — | — | #405 |
| 1959 | 385 | — | — | #405 |
| 1958 | 370 | — | — | #406 |
| 1957 | 411 | — | #6,785 | #382 |
| 1956 | 400 | — | — | #371 |
| 1955 | 347 | — | — | #387 |
| 1954 | 402 | — | — | #362 |
| 1953 | 414 | — | — | #341 |
| 1952 | 455 | — | — | #326 |
| 1951 | 377 | — | — | #354 |
| 1950 | 395 | — | #5,139 | #341 |
| 1949 | 369 | — | — | #352 |
| 1948 | 386 | — | — | #342 |
| 1947 | 406 | — | — | #339 |
| 1946 | 392 | — | — | #324 |
| 1945 | 369 | — | — | #308 |
| 1944 | 392 | — | — | #304 |
| 1943 | 418 | — | — | #300 |
| 1942 | 415 | — | — | #298 |
| 1941 | 412 | — | — | #286 |
| 1940 | 363 | — | — | #294 |
| 1939 | 383 | — | — | #283 |
| 1938 | 412 | — | #4,226 | #274 |
| 1937 | 412 | — | — | #267 |
| 1936 | 385 | — | — | #276 |
| 1935 | 411 | — | — | #268 |
| 1934 | 435 | — | — | #259 |
| 1933 | 440 | — | — | #249 |
| 1932 | 444 | — | — | #256 |
| 1931 | 461 | — | #4,828 | #252 |
| 1930 | 521 | — | #3,589 | #245 |
| 1929 | 535 | — | #3,333 | #236 |
| 1928 | 505 | — | — | #250 |
| 1927 | 552 | — | — | #238 |
| 1926 | 559 | — | #5,451 | #238 |
| 1925 | 582 | — | — | #227 |
| 1924 | 634 | — | — | #213 |
| 1923 | 592 | — | #5,528 | #224 |
| 1922 | 632 | — | — | #205 |
| 1921 | 703 | — | — | #195 |
| 1920 | 598 | — | — | #217 |
| 1919 | 556 | — | — | #221 |
| 1918 | 599 | — | #3,783 | #212 |
| 1917 | 495 | — | #4,471 | #224 |
| 1916 | 493 | — | #4,984 | #219 |
| 1915 | 484 | — | #4,802 | #216 |
| 1914 | 356 | — | — | #225 |
| 1913 | 293 | — | — | #216 |
| 1912 | 265 | — | — | #209 |
| 1911 | 156 | — | — | #196 |
| 1910 | 118 | — | — | #214 |
| 1909 | 90 | — | — | #233 |
| 1908 | 105 | — | — | #197 |
| 1907 | 104 | — | — | #195 |
| 1906 | 82 | — | — | #217 |
| 1905 | 89 | — | — | #196 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | — | #220 |
| 1903 | 83 | — | — | #192 |
| 1902 | 63 | — | — | #227 |
| 1901 | 80 | — | — | #182 |
| 1900 | 93 | — | — | #203 |
| 1899 | 66 | — | — | #201 |
| 1898 | 64 | — | — | #221 |
| 1897 | 70 | — | — | #203 |
| 1896 | 83 | — | — | #197 |
| 1895 | 75 | — | — | #195 |
| 1894 | 80 | — | — | #186 |
| 1893 | 80 | — | — | #184 |
| 1892 | 102 | — | — | #158 |
| 1891 | 73 | — | — | #180 |
| 1890 | 68 | — | — | #197 |
| 1889 | 75 | — | — | #181 |
| 1888 | 98 | — | — | #156 |
| 1887 | 68 | — | — | #184 |
| 1886 | 83 | — | — | #170 |
| 1885 | 70 | — | — | #188 |
| 1884 | 91 | — | — | #151 |
| 1883 | 63 | — | — | #189 |
| 1882 | 65 | — | — | #199 |
| 1881 | 67 | — | — | #174 |
| 1880 | 78 | — | — | #169 |