How Many People Are Named Bowden?
An estimated 572 people in the United States have the first name Bowden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Bowden peaked in popularity in 2024 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bowden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bowden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
572
About 1 in 599,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
51 births
Total Registered
577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bowden
Bowden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 577 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bowden as a male name
Ranked #2,595 in 2024
51 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (51 births)
Bowden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bowden span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 245 babies were registered. Bowden remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bowden by Decade
How has Bowden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bowden by State
Bowden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bowden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bowden
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bowden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bowden?
We estimate approximately 572 people named Bowden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 599,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Bowden a common name?
Bowden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bowden most popular?
Bowden reached peak popularity in 2024, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bowden is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bowden a male name?
Bowden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bowden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bowden Smith, Bowden Johnson, Bowden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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