Boy · Welsh
Owen
Say it: OH-in
Meaning
From Welsh Owain, possibly from Latin Eugenius 'well-born' or from a native Welsh root; uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Welsh name used in England.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 205,869 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 184 boys
- 8,648 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Owain
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Famous bearers
- Owen Tudor, grandfather of Henry VII
- Owain Glyndŵr
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.