How Many People Are Named Cowan?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Cowan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Cowan peaked in popularity in 2005 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cowan 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 Cowan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
15 births
Total Registered
175
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cowan
Cowan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 175 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cowan as a male name
Ranked #11,089 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2005 (15 births)
Cowan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cowan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. Cowan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cowan by Decade
How has Cowan 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.
Cowan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cowan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cowan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cowan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cowan?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Cowan 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Cowan a common name?
Cowan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 175 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cowan most popular?
Cowan reached peak popularity in 2005, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cowan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cowan a male name?
Cowan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cowan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cowan Smith, Cowan Johnson, Cowan 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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