Bowe
Bowe is an English and Irish surname. In Ireland it represents at least one distinct family, the surname originally Ó Buadhaigh meaning victorious.
Meaning & Origin of Bowe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bowe is an English and Irish surname. In Ireland it represents at least one distinct family, the surname originally Ó Buadhaigh meaning victorious.
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The Story of Bowe
Bowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 17 Bowes were born — ranking #5,251 that year. As of 2026, Bowe ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 175 Bowes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bowe
Bowe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Bowe's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,251. Use the chart and map above to compare Bowe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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