Owyn

maleStatistical record

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

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

Owyn: Recorded since 1997, its highest recorded position is #1,367, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#1367highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2859
1998	#1367
1999	#2097
2000	#3036
2001	#2587
2002	#1799
2003	#2857
2004	#3009
2005	#1991
2006	#1469
2007	#4333
2008	#1953
2009	#1568
2010	#2199
2011	#2194
2012	#3039
2013	#4685
2014	#3895
2015	#2150
2016	#2556
2017	#2734
2019	#4702
2022	#4789
2024	#3688

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1367 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Owyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Owyn in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	17	3 of 10	6
2000sbusiest	70	10 of 10	7
2010s	59	9 of 10	7
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Owyn appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1367 in England and Wales in 1998.

Owyn'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1568	14	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1469	13	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1367	9	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,367, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
21 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2009Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Constantinos · #1367, 23y
Nima · #1367, 29y
Qamar · #1367, 21y
Rafay · #1367, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Constantinos · #1367, 23y
Kalam · #1367, 11y
Nima · #1367, 29y
Qamar · #1367, 21y

Owyn and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Owyn without appearing here.

Owyn moved ahead of

Kristoffer Compare
In 2008 they stood at #4333 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1568 and #4527.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Kerry Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4333 and #3589 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.

Moved ahead of Owyn

Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2734 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #4702 and #2104.
Harper Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1469 and #2087 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #4333 and #2023.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3039 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #4685 and #2403.
Gunnar Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2734 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #4702 and #2728.

Moved the opposite way to Owyn

Arlo Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #2097 to #3688 while Arlo went from #2943 to #15.
Harper Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #2097 to #3688 while Harper went from #2425 to #1402.
Kasper Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #2097 to #3688 while Kasper went from #2425 to #529.
Leif Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #2097 to #3688 while Leif went from #2943 to #814.

Moved the same way as Owyn

Andrea Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #1367 to #3688 and Andrea from #1263 to #1859.
Aria Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #1367 to #3688 and Aria from #2419 to #4270.
Willow Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #1367 to #3688 and Willow from #2901 to #4270.
Brent Compare
Between 1997 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Owyn went from #2859 to #4789 and Brent from #725 to #3449.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1367 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Popularity journey

Owyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Owyn at a glance

Owyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Owyn moved ahead of

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