How Many People Are Named Bowman?
An estimated 800 people in the United States have the first name Bowman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Bowman peaked in popularity in 2024 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bowman 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 Bowman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
800
About 1 in 428,443 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
53 births
Total Registered
964
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bowman
Bowman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 964 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bowman as a male name
Ranked #2,523 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (53 births)
Bowman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bowman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 300 babies were registered. While Bowman is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bowman by Decade
How has Bowman 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.
Bowman by State
Birth registrations for Bowman span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Texas, Georgia. On average, about 14 Bowmans were registered per state.
Bowman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bowman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bowman
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bowman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bowman?
We estimate approximately 800 people named Bowman 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 428,443 Americans share this first name.
Is Bowman a common name?
Bowman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 964 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bowman most popular?
Bowman reached peak popularity in 2024, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bowman is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bowman a male name?
Bowman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bowman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bowman Smith, Bowman Johnson, Bowman 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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