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Boy name Welsh origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Owen

OH-en · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Young warrior; noble born
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
warrior
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#26
2024 births7,574
Peak year2016
First appeared1880
Total US births238,411
2016 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Owie
Alternate spellings
OwynOuen
In other languages
Eoghan (Irish)Owain (Welsh)

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Notable people named Owen

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