Is Owyn a boy or girl name?

Owyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 853 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.1% were girls and 90.9% were boys.

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Owyn

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Owyn was most popular in 2015, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,381 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 853 people named Owyn.

Owyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Owyn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Owyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Owyn is mostly a boy’s name — 9.1% of the 853 Americans given it were girls and 90.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 19% girls and 81% 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