Owens is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Owens is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,086 for boy births in the United States (and #14,893 across all names), given to 12 babies. Owens first appears in 1890 and peaked in 1921 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #7,086 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,809 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,101 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,611 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,571 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #13,543 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #10,526 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,734 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,979 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,890 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #12,085 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,727 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,511 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,993 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,002 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,962 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,352 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,727 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,513 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,582 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,787 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,295 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #3,002 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,800 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,569 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,826 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #2,349 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #2,745 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,418 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,896 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,081 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #3,040 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #2,618 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #2,293 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,090 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,055 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,130 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #2,504 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,353 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,590 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,160 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,885 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,068 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,282 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,406 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,287 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,890 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,082 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,104 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,574 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | #1,815 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,433 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,603 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,950 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | #1,844 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,798 |
| 1927 | 23 | — | #1,632 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,688 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,553 |
| 1924 | 18 | — | #1,951 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,097 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | #1,810 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | #1,632 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,312 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #2,039 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,041 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #1,883 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | #2,501 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,574 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,753 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,720 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #1,846 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,001 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,029 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #956 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #969 |