Is Townes a boy or girl name?

Townes is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,511 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.1% were girls and 92.9% were boys.

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Townes

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Townes was most popular in 2025, when 169 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,471, with 169 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,511 people named Townes.

Townes over time

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

Is Townes a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Townes is mostly a boy’s name — 7.1% of the 1,511 Americans given it were girls and 92.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Townes

Where Townes is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.3×

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