Bowie vs Kasen
Bowie and Kasencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bowie was ranked #348 and Kasen #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Bowie was ranked #379 and Kasen #2014 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bowie was ranked #509 and Kasen #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bowie and Kasen over time
Bowie and Kasen appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Bowie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kasen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bowie #379 in 2025, Kasen #2014 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2007–2025
Bowie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kasen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bowie #379 in 2025, Kasen #2014 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bowie #379, Kasen #2014.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bowie | Kasen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bowie and Kasen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Bowie
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2015–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2015–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kasen
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #3589 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2020–2023
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys