Bow
#10,268 most common boys' name of all time · #26,020 across all names · 98% boys / 2% girls · used 1980–2025
Rank among boys
#10,268
Rank overall
#26,020 of 105,966
First appeared
1980
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
265
Since 2016
132
Peak year
2022 #4,773
Best rank
#4,773 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
Bow first appears in 1980. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,583 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,416 |
| 2022 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,773 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,287 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,004 |
| 2019 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,235 |
| 2018 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,005 |
| 2017 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,004 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,400 |
| 2014 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,957 |
| 2013 | 5 | 15 | 20 | #5,774 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,064 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,000 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,208 |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,268 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,257 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,840 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,349 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,206 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,665 |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,914 |
| 1982 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,252 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,125 |