Boy
Owen
Owen is a boy's name meaning "Well-born", drawing on Welsh roots. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is familiar to most people. 2016 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
WelshWell-born
WelshYouthful
Births by decade
1900s
860
1910s
3,816
1920s
5,892
1930s
4,303
1940s
3,921
1950s
3,954
1960s
2,925
1970s
3,035
1980s
4,064
1990s
9,681
2000s
62,000
2010s
72,430
Peaked in the 2010s · 176,881 total U.S. births since 1900