Bowen

BO-un; PWAW-WUN

Welsh, Chinese

"son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"

Bowen Origin and Meaning

Variation of Bowie

Bowen Rank in US Top 1000

# 321 in the US

Bowen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 273 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bowen

• 321 US 2024
• 273 Nameberry 2025
• 173 Canada 2024
• 258 Future 2028
• 347 England 2024

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Famous People Named Bowen

• Bowen Dow Stassforth American Olympic swimmer
• Bowen Lockwood Australian rules footballer
• Bowen Christopher Brees (b. 2010) son of football player Drew Brees
• Bowen Michael Stagliano (b. 2016) son of reality TV personality Michael Stagliano ("Bachelor Pad")
• Julie Bowen American actress

The name Bowen in Pop Culture

• Bowen Main character in 1996 film "Dragonheart"
• Bowen Ashby character in Lauren DeStefano's Chemical Garden trilogy
• Bowen Marsh character in the Game of Thrones series
• Bowen birth name of the Red Ranger from Power Rangers Mystic Force
• Tommy Bowen character on TV's "Haven"
• Carter Bowen character on TV's "Arrow"
• Carter Bowen character on TV's "American Gothic"