Owain is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Owain in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1466
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About the Name Owain
Owain has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 88 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #220 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Owain is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Owain in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Owain
Owain Doull — Owain Daniel Doull is a Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Owain Gwynedd — Owain ap Gruffudd or Owain Gwynedd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈoʊain ˈɡwɨnɛð]) was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan.
Owain Glyndŵr — Owain ap Gruffudd Fychan or Owain Glyndŵr was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long Welsh revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Owain
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Owain per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Owain in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Owain is declining: down 355 places since 2020, to #1,466 in 2025. It peaked at #220 in 2000.
Owain is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Owain include: Owain Doull, Owain Gwynedd and Owain Yeoman. Short summaries for each appear below.
Owain does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Owains in the wild.
18
UK babies named Owain (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 355 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Owain
Almost certainly the only Owain in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Owain
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Owain ap Gruffudd or Owain Gwynedd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈoʊain ˈɡwɨnɛð]) was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan.
Owain ap Gruffudd Fychan or Owain Glyndŵr was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long Welsh revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri, commonly known as Owain Lawgoch (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈou̯ai̯n ˈlaːu̯ɡoːχ], 'red-handed Owain'), was a Welsh soldier who served in Lombardy, France, Alsace, and Switzerland.