Is Bowman a boy or girl name?

Bowman is a boy’s name. Of the 1,022 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bowman

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Bowman was most popular in 2025, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,152 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,022 people named Bowman.

Bowman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bowman’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bowman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bowman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,022 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org