Owen sits comfortably in the UK charts at #170 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#170
US Rank #31
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About the Name Owen
Owen ranked #170 in 2025, down from its peak of #31 in 2002 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 19 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Owen is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Owen in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #26, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Owen
Ken Owen — Kenneth Malcolm Owen is an English drummer.
Owen Jones — Owen Jones is a left-wing British newspaper columnist, commentator, journalist, author and political activist.
Jonny Owen — Jonathan Tudor Owen is a Welsh producer, actor and writer who has appeared in TV shows including Shameless, Murphy's Law and My Family.
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 Owen
Unlikely. With around 298 UK babies named Owen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Owen in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Owen has been fairly steady, ranked #170 in 2025 against #132 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #31 in 2002.
Owen is more popular in the US (#26) than in the UK (#155). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Owen include: Ken Owen, Owen Jones and Jonny Owen. Short summaries for each appear below.
Owen ranks #26 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
298
UK babies named Owen (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↓ 38 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Owen
Almost certainly the only Owen in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Owen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, is a British politician and physician who served as Foreign Secretary as a Labour Party MP under James Callaghan from 1977 to 1979, and later led the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Thomas McAdory Owen was an American lawyer, archivist, historian, and founder of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, serving as its first director.