Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Owens through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 745
- 745 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,086 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,086 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 439 as a first name in 2020; 175,160 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Owens’s family of names
In English usage, Owens as a surname has a related form in OWINGS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Owens, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Olen
“filled with happiness”
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Olan
“the last of the ancestors”
>99% boys
Oran
“surrounded by light” · “a pale-skinned man”
>99% boys
Odell
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
98% boys · 2% girls
Odis
Odis is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Enos
“mankind” · “a man”
>99% boys
Olin
“filled with happiness”
>99% boys