How Many People Are Named Cowen?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Cowen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Cowen peaked in popularity in 2010 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cowen 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 Cowen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2010
20 births
Total Registered
260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cowen
Cowen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 260 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cowen as a male name
Ranked #7,848 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (20 births)
Cowen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cowen span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 113 babies were registered. While Cowen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cowen by Decade
How has Cowen 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.
Cowen by State
Cowen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cowen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cowen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cowen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cowen?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Cowen 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Cowen a common name?
Cowen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cowen most popular?
Cowen reached peak popularity in 2010, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cowen is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cowen a male name?
Cowen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cowen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cowen Smith, Cowen Johnson, Cowen 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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