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Bowman
OriginEnglish surname
Meaning"archer"
US Rank#2396
2025 SSA
About Bowman
Bowman has a lot of winning ingredients: an occupational surname, a cool "Bo" sound, and an archery-related meaning. Given to around 40 boys in the US in a recent year, it could work as a rarer, but not outrageous, alternative to the likes of Bodhi, Beau, Bowen, and Brody.
Pronounced BOH-mun.
As of October 2026, Bowman ranked #2396 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #989 in 1884.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,716 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #2,867 | 41 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | #2,793 | 43 | 22.7 |
| 2017 | #3,014 | 39 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | #3,000 | 39 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | #2,861 | 43 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,662 | 47 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | #2,696 | 47 | 26.9 |
| 2022 | #2,721 | 48 | 27.5 |
| 2023 | #3,008 | 41 | 24 |
| 2024 | #2,523 | 53 | 30.8 |
| 2025 | #2,396 | 57 | 33.4 |
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