Bowman
Bowman was the 2396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 989th; the most babies were born in 2025 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 472 places. More babies were named Bowman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,396 boys, up 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202557 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,022babies recorded
Bowman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,396 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,662 | 47 |
| 2010 | #4,864 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,909 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,277 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,284 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,321 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,522 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bowman, counting every spelling?
Bowman is the most common spelling of a name family that had 57 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman | 57 | #2,396 | 247 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bowman?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bowman (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bowman 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 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bowman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bowman?
About 800 people born in the US named Bowman are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Bowman 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.
Bowman by state
How common Bowman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Bowman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bowman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bowman
How popular is the name Bowman?
Bowman was the 2396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 989th; the most babies were born in 2025 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 472 places. More babies were named Bowman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bowman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bowman in the US.
Where is Bowman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bowman was most common in South Carolina (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Georgia.