Bowie
Bowie was the 1228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 164 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 952nd with 237 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,160 places. More babies were named Bowie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,228 boys, down 109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 164boys
- Girls and boys
- 38% girls, 62% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021237 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,520babies recorded
Bowie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,736 | #1,228 | 117 | 164 |
| 2020 | #1,753 | #1,119 | 114 | 176 |
| 2010 | #7,590 | #2,736 | 16 | 44 |
| 2000 | — | #9,211 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,371 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bowie, counting every spelling?
Bowie has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,159 for boys in 2025, against #1,228 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Bowie?
164 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bowie (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bowie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bowie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bowie?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Bowie are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Bowie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bowie by state
How common Bowie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.5×), Oregon (2.8×), Washington (1.8×), Colorado (1.7×), Ohio (1.7×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bowie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bowie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bowie
How popular is the name Bowie?
Bowie was the 1228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 164 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 952nd with 237 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,160 places. More babies were named Bowie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bowie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 38% girls, 62% boys given the name Bowie in the US.
Where is Bowie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bowie was most common in Utah (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Washington.