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Bowen

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What official birth registration shows about Bowen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2024–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2024 to 2025, ranging from #5891 to #5927.20242025#5891#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2024#5891
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2025: #329 among boys in England and Wales, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2419 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #329 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1998–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #329 in England and Wales in 2025.

Bowen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#329129HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#346126HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49081HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#59263HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#80540HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#87833HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#70747HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#88734HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#114624HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#118622HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#124720HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#122921HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#203910HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#128919HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bowen is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Bowen, between 1998 and 2025, in 27 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 2025Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202519982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202527#329 in 2025
Northern Ireland20241#404 in 2024
Scotland20241#535 in 2024
Republic of Ireland20251#577 in 2025
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Bowen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #329 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.