Kowen Boy
How popular is Kowen?
#2,390 boy name in 2025
57 baby boys were named Kowen in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
Kowen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,390 for boys (▲ 360 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 57 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+171% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #3,495 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (57 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,390 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2004 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kowen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kowen family of names ranked #1,660 for boys in 2025 (#1,980 the year before), with 78 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kowen | 57 | 73% |
| Cowen | 16 | 21% |
| Cowan | 5 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kowen is most popular
Babies named Kowen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Kowen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kowen
Questions
- Is Kowen a boy or girl name?
- Kowen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kowen were boys.
- How popular is the name Kowen?
- 57 baby boys were named Kowen in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
- When was Kowen most popular?
- Kowen peaked in 2025, when 57 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,390 in 2025.
- How many people are named Kowen?
- 481 babies have been named Kowen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 478 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Kowen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kowen was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.