Owen

Meaning and origin of Owen

Popularity of Owen in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, Owen has been rising (+4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Owen every 3.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Owen in English-speaking countries

Owen ranks 10^th in British Columbia (Canada), 14^th in Ontario (Canada) and 26^th in United States, against 74^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  10^th boys’ name413 babies in 3 years1 boy in 108−1.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  14^th boys’ name1,151 babies in 3 years1 boy in 148−3.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  26^th boys’ name22,804 babies in 3 years1 boy in 225−2.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  88^th boys’ name175 babies in 3 years1 boy in 342−2.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  115^th boys’ name121 babies in 3 years1 boy in 407+4.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  184^th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 749

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  156^th boys’ name1,003 babies in 3 years1 boy in 824−4.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  280^th boys’ name45 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,596

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Owen and Owën are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Owën25
• Owenn120
• Howen5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Owen

• Oscar
• Mahé
• Maé
• Nolan
• Evan
• Lyam
• Malo
• Logan
• Ayden
• Ewen
• Malone
• Liam

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin
• 73^rdTop 100 French boy names