Owyn
Owyn was the 5780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2440th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,146 places. More babies were named Owyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Owen) Meaning disputed · Welsh, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #5,780 boys, down 1,271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201252 babies
- Total since 1880
- 853babies recorded
What does the name Owyn mean?
Owyn is a spelling of Owen, pronounced the same way, so it shares Owen's meaning and origin.
Owen is an English spelling for two Celtic names: Welsh Owain and Irish Eoghan. Wiktionary lists both sources. Our sources give no agreed meaning for either. DMNES states that the Greek name Eugenius (Eugene, from words for 'well' and 'birth') was adopted into Old Welsh as Ouein or Euguein, and files several medieval Welsh rulers under Eugene. It is also a Welsh surname.
Owain (Welsh, “Owain”)Eoghan (Irish, “Eoghan”)εὖ + γένος (Ancient Greek, “well + birth (Eugene; proposed link)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Two names. DMNES derives Welsh Owain from Latin Eugenius; the Irish Eoghan has no agreed meaning in our sources.
See also: Welsh names.
Owyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,780 | — | 16 |
| 2020 | #10,892 | #4,509 | 9 | 22 |
| 2010 | — | #3,359 | — | 33 |
| 2000 | — | #11,685 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Owyn, counting every spelling?
Owyn is a spelling of Owen, a name family that ranked #37 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,780 for Owyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen | 7,190 | #31 | 40,163 |
| Owyn | 16 | #5,780 | 127 |
| Owin | 9 | #8,739 | 25 |
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 Owyn?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Owyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Owyn 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Owyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Owyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Owyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Owyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Owyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Owyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Owyn
What does Owyn mean?
The meaning of Owen is disputed: two names. DMNES derives Welsh Owain from Latin Eugenius; the Irish Eoghan has no agreed meaning in our sources.
How popular is the name Owyn?
Owyn was the 5780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2440th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,146 places. More babies were named Owyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Owyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Owyn in the US.