Baby name meaning

Owen

Young warrior or well-born · Welsh origin

Meaning & origin

Owen is a male name of Welsh origin, meaning “Young warrior or well-born”.

How popular is Owen?

In England & Wales, Owen ranked #155 among boys' names in 2024, with 332 babies given the name — down from #92 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2002, when it reached #31.

In the United States, Owen was the #22 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Owen: #22 in the US against #155 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Owen — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Owen over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #341US 1960: #405US 1970: #524US 1980: #442US 1990: #453US 2000: #145US 2010: #47US 2020: #22England & Wales 2024: #155United StatesEngland & Wales
Owen’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Owen in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#100536
2000#471,497
2002#312,349
2005#362,013
2010#591,238
2015#101621
2020#133418
2024#155332

Famous Owens

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