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Owyn

Boy

Meaning of Owyn: Welsh: 'noble'

Owyn is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5531st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5531

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

853

First recorded 1997 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 34 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 52 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 53 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 31 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Owyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 53.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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