Bowyn comes from the Welsh tradition, meaning Son of Owen.
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How popular is Bowyn?
2024peak year
The name Bowyn reached its peak in 2024, with 19 registrations (ranked #5073). It had only entered records 18 years earlier, in 2006. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6278) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Bowyn's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 226 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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