Owen

/OH-en/

boy

Origin

Welsh

Syllables

2

Meaning

Young warrior; well-born

Etymology

From the Welsh Owain, possibly derived from the Latin Eugenius meaning noble or well-born.

Categories

Popularity over time

Number of U.S. babies given the name Owen each year, from the Social Security Administration.

Counts come from Social Security card applications. The SSA only includes names given to at least 5 babies of the same sex in a given year, so rare names and very recent years may be missing or undercounted. Source: SSA national baby names data.