- Owen Name Origin: Welsh
- Pronunciation: oh-wen
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Owen Name Meaning
Owen is a modern version of the Welsh Owain, a form of Eugene. He’s a name that’s been making heads turn in recent years, climbing the charts considerably thanks to his on-trend feel and easy spelling. He also has a fabulous meaning of “noble born.”
In addition to being a first name, Owen is also a surname, a trend that has been rushing the baby name scene in recent years with the rise of Brooks, Carter, and Cooper. He’s also an O name, keeping Oliver and Otto company on the charts. Vowel names are always an unexpected choice in a name and have their own mystery and appeal.
Owen is an adventurous name, fit for a little boy first discovering the wilds of forest or playing make believe in his backyard. He’s also distinguished enough to last into adulthood, earning a seat at the decision table without distraction of cutesy vibes. He’s mature yet playful, allowing his wearer to dip between industries and crowds alike. An Owen can be anything from an astronaut to a painter without a fuss. He is unlimited in his potential and ready to show the world what he has to offer.
Names similar to Owen are Logan, Liam, and Ian.

Owen Name Popularity
How popular is the name Owen? Here’s everything we know.
Year | Rank | # Births | % Births |
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1910 | 227 | 67 | 0.019% |
1911 | 217 | 91 | 0.0244% |
1912 | 211 | 223 | 0.0442% |
1913 | 225 | 241 | 0.0425% |
1914 | 216 | 328 | 0.0471% |
1915 | 218 | 440 | 0.0484% |
1916 | 218 | 463 | 0.0479% |
1917 | 224 | 455 | 0.0455% |
1918 | 212 | 563 | 0.0525% |
1919 | 221 | 518 | 0.0495% |
1920 | 217 | 564 | 0.0507% |
1921 | 193 | 683 | 0.0596% |
1922 | 204 | 607 | 0.0545% |
1923 | 216 | 564 | 0.0504% |
1924 | 212 | 611 | 0.0526% |
1925 | 222 | 566 | 0.0501% |
1926 | 234 | 534 | 0.0486% |
1927 | 236 | 526 | 0.0475% |
1928 | 248 | 479 | 0.0448% |
1929 | 238 | 487 | 0.047% |
1930 | 247 | 471 | 0.0451% |
1931 | 251 | 420 | 0.0426% |
1932 | 251 | 430 | 0.0435% |
1933 | 249 | 396 | 0.0425% |
1934 | 258 | 400 | 0.0414% |
1935 | 268 | 366 | 0.0377% |
1936 | 272 | 352 | 0.0365% |
1937 | 265 | 378 | 0.0384% |
1938 | 277 | 357 | 0.0349% |
1939 | 284 | 337 | 0.0331% |
1940 | 294 | 321 | 0.0302% |
1941 | 289 | 361 | 0.0321% |
1942 | 301 | 370 | 0.0293% |
1943 | 305 | 374 | 0.0286% |
1944 | 301 | 359 | 0.029% |
1945 | 310 | 330 | 0.0271% |
1946 | 324 | 359 | 0.0243% |
1947 | 343 | 358 | 0.0214% |
1948 | 340 | 351 | 0.022% |
1949 | 354 | 325 | 0.0202% |
1950 | 346 | 341 | 0.0212% |
1951 | 355 | 333 | 0.0196% |
1952 | 324 | 419 | 0.024% |
1953 | 337 | 378 | 0.0214% |
1954 | 358 | 361 | 0.0197% |
1955 | 396 | 292 | 0.0159% |
1956 | 381 | 341 | 0.0181% |
1957 | 389 | 348 | 0.0181% |
1958 | 415 | 325 | 0.0172% |
1959 | 402 | 346 | 0.0182% |
1960 | 407 | 337 | 0.0178% |
1961 | 429 | 302 | 0.016% |
1962 | 433 | 300 | 0.0163% |
1963 | 508 | 208 | 0.0116% |
1964 | 466 | 244 | 0.0139% |
1965 | 490 | 206 | 0.0126% |
1966 | 483 | 205 | 0.0131% |
1967 | 516 | 164 | 0.0108% |
1968 | 529 | 154 | 0.0103% |
1969 | 475 | 220 | 0.0143% |
1970 | 527 | 186 | 0.0117% |
1971 | 518 | 201 | 0.0134% |
1972 | 451 | 262 | 0.0192% |
1973 | 431 | 285 | 0.022% |
1974 | 435 | 287 | 0.0221% |
1975 | 490 | 225 | 0.0175% |
1976 | 472 | 235 | 0.0182% |
1977 | 457 | 266 | 0.0197% |
1978 | 503 | 211 | 0.0157% |
1979 | 427 | 309 | 0.0219% |
1980 | 450 | 302 | 0.0207% |
1981 | 429 | 331 | 0.0225% |
1982 | 433 | 332 | 0.0222% |
1983 | 431 | 322 | 0.0218% |
1984 | 424 | 342 | 0.023% |
1985 | 421 | 368 | 0.0242% |
1986 | 431 | 356 | 0.0236% |
1987 | 399 | 433 | 0.0284% |
1988 | 418 | 423 | 0.0271% |
1989 | 453 | 397 | 0.0246% |
1990 | 448 | 447 | 0.027% |
1991 | 464 | 409 | 0.0251% |
1992 | 481 | 397 | 0.0249% |
1993 | 465 | 414 | 0.0266% |
1994 | 453 | 443 | 0.0289% |
1995 | 352 | 652 | 0.0433% |
1996 | 279 | 970 | 0.0648% |
1997 | 224 | 1,352 | 0.0914% |
1998 | 179 | 1,857 | 0.1241% |
1999 | 152 | 2,367 | 0.1581% |
2000 | 143 | 2,711 | 0.1775% |
2001 | 130 | 3,031 | 0.2012% |
2002 | 94 | 4,188 | 0.2795% |
2003 | 72 | 5,696 | 0.3744% |
2004 | 67 | 6,706 | 0.44% |
2005 | 60 | 7,167 | 0.4688% |
2006 | 58 | 8,170 | 0.5218% |
2007 | 56 | 8,246 | 0.5226% |
2008 | 58 | 7,795 | 0.5043% |
2009 | 51 | 8,139 | 0.5445% |
2010 | 47 | 8,174 | 0.5672% |
2011 | 44 | 8,329 | 0.5846% |
2012 | 38 | 8,689 | 0.6098% |
2013 | 38 | 8,755 | 0.6149% |
2014 | 36 | 9,143 | 0.6275% |
2015 | 36 | 9,587 | 0.6589% |
2016 | 23 | 10,282 | 0.7131% |
2017 | 28 | 9,312 | 0.6672% |
2018 | 25 | 9,288 | 0.676% |
2019 | 21 | 9,302 | 0.6871% |
2020 | 23 | 8,371 | 0.6577% |
2021 | 22 | 8,713 | 0.7128% |
2022 | 18 | 8,324 | 0.631% |
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Names Like Owen
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What names are diminutives of Owen?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Owen sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Owen, but shorter.
Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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Wynn |
Friend |
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What names are variants of Owen?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Owen.
Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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Euan |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
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Euen |
God is gracious; born of yew; youth |
Welsh |
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Ewan |
Born of yew; youth; God is gracious; born of yew; youth |
Welsh |
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Ewen |
Irish |
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Ewin |
Law-friend |
English |
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Iwan |
God is gracious |
Slavic |
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Owain |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
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Owens |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
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Owin |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
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Owney |
Green |
Irish |
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Owynn |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
What names sound like Owen?
If you like how Owen sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Owen.
Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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Bowen |
Son of Owen; son of the young one |
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Edwin |
Wealthy friend |
English |
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Ethan |
Enduring and strong |
Hebrew |
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Evan |
God is gracious |
Welsh |
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Ian |
God is gracious |
Scottish |
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Owain |
Born of yew; youth |
Scottish |
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Ronan |
Little seal |
Irish |
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Rowan |
Of the rowan tree |
Gaelic |
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What names are similar to Owen?
Find a name that’s like Owen, but just a little bit different.
Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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Benjamin |
A favorite son |
Hebrew |
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Conner |
Dog lover |
Irish |
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Cooper |
Barrel maker |
English |
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Dylan |
Great tide |
Welsh |
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Griffin |
Strong in faith |
Welsh |
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Henry |
Home ruler |
English |
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Liam |
Helmet of will |
Irish |
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Oliver |
Olive tree |
English |
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Wesley |
Western meadow |
English |
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Wyatt |
Brave in battle |
English |
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Siblings of Owen
Mamas with kids named Owen also have kids with these names.
Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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Norah |
Honorable one |
Latin |
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Annalise |
Created name |
German |
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Samuel |
Name of God |
Hebrew |
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Julien |
Jove's child |
Greek |
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Margaret |
Pearl |
English |
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Josie |
God will increase |
English |
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Mason |
Stoneworker |
English |
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Emmett |
Universal |
English |
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21 Comments
Hailey
Just loved the name, could agree on it with my husband, didn’t know any other children or adults with the name and it went well with middle name Christopher and last name Martin.
Victoria
Like the name; sweet and strong. Baby of 4
Victoria
Good strong name meaning noble, well born and pleasant to look upon. Sweet for a young boy but Also strong name to grow into
Leah
Took us a whole week after our baby was born to finally decide on Owen. We like unique but familiar names and this fit with his older siblings Riley and Hudson. He has red hair and we feel like Owen is a cute redhead name
Michelle
I got the name from Owen Hunt on Grey’s Anatomy. I don’t dislike anything about it, if I did I wouldn’t have named my child Owen. Lol
Caitlyn Shin
We still hadn’t decided on a name by the time Owen was born! He’s our firstborn, and we really struggled to feel like any name was “the one” until we spent a little bit of time with him earthside. He just really felt like an Owen to us. Funnily enough, I had a relatively easy labor — so the meaning “well-born” is fitting (I realize well-born pertains more to status than literally being well-born but anyway…)!
Nicole
Owen is number 5 for us, we don’t find out what we are having so always choose a boy and girl name. We like common, but not overused/popular names.
Olivia
My name is Olivia and my husband is Oliver, and we have the same initials so we wanted an O name and a W middle name. It came down to Oscar or Owen, I liked Owen an Inch better. His middle name is William same as his Daddy.
Bella
Our first son is Otis, I really like Owen & Otis as a name combo. Not too similar though.
Lisa
We don’t know anyone else named Owen. It seems rare right now with names.
We love that Owen is a strong name with strong roots
Emily
Welsh orgin meaning young warrior, noble, or well born
Elsa
Not too popular and good for multiple ages
Emily
Named after my husband’s grandpa. A classic name that sounds good at any age!
nancy
my boyfriend picked the name and I loved it
Katie
We chose the name Owen for its meaning – strong warrior.
Heather
We just liked the name, and we don’t know anyone else with the name. It was an easy choice for us. Plus it means “Warrior”, and I liked the strength in that.
Lynna Vongsayarath
We have a 5 year old Julien (was 4 during pregnancy). I had lost 2 pregnancies prior to Owen and we had been brainstorming names for almost a year it had seemed. We wanted the name to be a family decision including our 4 year old. We also wanted the name to go good with his name Julien. So julien decided on the name Owen. We had Roland and Nolan picked out as well. Our 4 year old had insisted on naming the baby Owen. So we got so used to him calling the baby Owen that we grew to love it. So now we have Owen Myles Vongsayarath.
Emily
I’ve always liked the name Owen and remember considering it when I was pregnant with my older son seven years prior. The one drawback was I like names with cute nicknames, which I had trouble coming up with for Owen so I ended up going in a different direction for my older son. When I was 20 weeks pregnant with Owen and went for my mid pregnancy anatomy scan, the doctors found a cyst on his brain (which ended up going away by 23 weeks and is a normal part of brain development but can sometimes be a marker for some scary chromosomal abnormalities if seen in conjunction with other markers.). Anyway, I had to go in for an extra ultrasound and saw that it had resolved quite quickly, however it was scary nonetheless as I never had anything like this happen in my first two pregnancies. I remember praying about it a lot, and heard God tell me “Owen is going to be just fine.” Which was ironic because I had forgotten about the name Owen and had almost settled on another name that just didn’t feel 100% right. So as soon as I had this moment with God, I knew his name had to be Owen! And he was born 100% healthy and perfect!
Bella
I call my Owen Owie sometimes.
Melissa
We have given our baby names to God, as we know he knows our babies, and has a name and plan for each child.
Betsy
Owen was my father’s middle name. He passed away when I was really young, maybe 5 or 6. For his middle name we took my father-in-law’s middle name, Bruce. So our son’s name is Owen Bruce, which is both middle names from his grandfathers.