Cowan
#12,278 most common boys' name of all time · #31,514 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1968–2025
Rank among boys
#12,278
Rank overall
#31,514 of 105,966
First appeared
1968
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
180
Since 2016
32
Peak year
2005 #5,377
Best rank
#4,100 1968
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Cowan first appears in 1968. 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 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,317 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,094 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,059 |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,031 |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,311 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,950 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,873 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,902 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,924 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,978 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,302 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,469 |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,319 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,129 |
| 2006 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,193 |
| 2005 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,377 |
| 2004 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,154 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,304 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,064 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,326 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,652 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,424 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,206 |
| 1968 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,100 |