Owen
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Owen
Owen, a resonant Celtic name, has ranked among the Top 100 boys' names in the US for 20 years and is now trending ever-so-slightly downhill, good news for Owen-lovers who might rightly have feared the name would climb into the Top 10.
Owen for boys#31 US
Why do so many parents love Owen? It's a classic with a genuine history, yet it's right in step with the modern trend for two-syllable, n-ending boys' names. Owen-like choices with less tradition behind them include Logan, Bowen, and Rowan.
Owen is derived from two names—the Welsh Owain and the Celtic Eoghan. Each are connected to Eugene, which ultimately came from the Greek word eugenes, comprised of the elements eu, meaning good, and genes, "born."
Owen became a Welsh patronymic surname during the Renaissance. The legendary St. Owen was a Benedictine monk who was a follower of St. Chad.
In Ireland, Owen may be spelled Eoin, as in Irish writer Eoin Colfer, and Eoghan. Other similar names include the Scottish Ewan or Euan and the French Ouen.
Owen's popularity now extends beyond English-speaking countries to France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Owen for girls#4329 US
Ever since singer Michelle Branch gave it to her daughter in 2005, Owen has started to be used for a small number of girls each year as well. Just 39 baby girls received the name in 2021, compared with over 8700 boys.
Pronounced O-un.
As of October 2026, Owen ranked #31 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #18 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #36.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #36 | 9,158 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #36 | 9,607 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #24 | 10,302 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #28 | 9,363 | #4,665 | 30 |
| 2018 | #25 | 9,335 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #21 | 9,346 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #22 | 8,667 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #22 | 8,768 | #3,860 | 39 |
| 2022 | #18 | 8,584 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #20 | 8,011 | #4,629 | 30 |
| 2024 | #26 | 7,574 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #31 | 7,190 | #4,329 | 33 |
World rankings
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Owen on lists
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American child actor
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American football player
- Owen MarecicBoy
American football player
- Owen Columba CoyleBoy
Irish footballer and manager
- Owen Lee HargreavesBoy
English footballer
- Owen Andrew FarrellBoy
English rugby union player
- Owen Willans RichardsonBoy
British physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Owen James HartBoy
Canadian wrestler
- Owen ChamberlainBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Owen KingBoy
American novelist; son of novelist Stephen King
- (John) Owen DanoffBoy
American singer; son of Bill Danoff of the Starland Vocal Band
- Owen JonesBoy
British political journalist and writer
- Owen Joseph KlineBoy
son of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates
- Owen Tyler SussmanBoy
son of actress/TV host Ricki Lake
- Owen NeistatBoy
son of YouTuber Casey Neistat
- Owen James HumphrysBoy
son of radio presenters Valerie Sanderson and John Humphrys
- Owen ParkBoy
son of actors Steve Park and Kelly Coffield Pecora
- Owen Strausser Speer WyleBoy
son of American actor Noah Wyle
- Owen Berry (b. 2003)Boy
son of drummer Bill Berry of R.E.M.
- Owen Timothy HowardBoy
son of actress Darlene Vogel and Mark Howard
- Owen Leigh Odmark (b. 2009)Boy
son of musician Matt Odmark of Jars of Clay
- Owen James Naughton (b. 2009)Boy
son of actress Kelli O'Hara and Greg Naughton
- Owen Edward Pettit (b. 2009)Boy
son of singer George Pettit of Alexisonfire
- Owen Haining (b. 2010)Boy
son of model Michelle Marsh and footballer Will Haining
- Owen Lee Shook (b. 2015)Boy
son of actress Shiri Appleby and Jon Shook
- Owen Barlett Hubbell (b. 2016)Boy
son of actress Heather Morris and Taylor Hubbell
- Owen Thomas Burnett Rubulotta (b. 2018)Boy
son of CNN anchor Erin Burnett and husband David Rubulotta
- Owen CooperBoy
British actor
- Owen Isabelle LandauGirl
daughter of musician Michelle Branch Owen Elliot Kugell, daughter of Mama Cass Elliot (of the Mamas and the Papas)
Owen in pop culture
- Owen LarsBoy
the uncle who raised Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars series
- Dr. Owen HarperBoy
character on TV's "Torchwood"
- Owen FrenchBoy
character on TV's "Drop Dead Diva"
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character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Owen MilgrimBoy
character on TV's "Maniac"
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character on animated series in the "Total Drama" series
- Owen MorelloBoy
character in the TV series "One Tree Hill"
- Owen SalingerBoy
youngest child from TV series "Party of Five"
- Owen NewittBoy
character on TV series "Vicar of Dibley"
- Owen ElliotBoy
character on TV series "Nikita"
- "U.N. Owen Was HerBoth
" song from the Touhou games
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character in Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" and personalized version of "Unknown"
- Owen ThurmanBoy
character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- "OwenBoy
" children's book by Kevin Henkes
- Owen GradyBoy
main character in film "Jurassic World"
- OwenBoy
character in Aphmau's YouTube series "Dreams of Estorra"
- Owen ShawBoy
main villain in "Fast & Furious 6"
- Owen HallBoy
character on the TV series "Quantico"
- Owen WilsonBoy
Hollywood actor turned internet meme
- Owen RocksteedBoy
the real name of Rocksteady, the Mutant black rhinoceros, in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Franchise, the name was revealed in the
- "The Lament for Owen Roe"Boy
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