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Owen

Boy

Origin of the name

Owen is a Welsh name, the modern form of Owain.

Rising name

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Owen peaked in 2016, when 1 baby in 356 was given the name. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 31. 37% of all babies named Owen since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
245,644births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 24rank at its peak, in 2016

Where babies named Owen are born

2016

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The darker the blue, the more common Owen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Owen is most common in New Hampshire (2.5 times), Vermont (2.1) and Utah (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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