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Owain

100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Owain has been given to about 151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 147
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Owain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 16
  • Born in 20257
  • All time151
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Owain?

Its best year was 2008, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5697th. The typical living American called Owain is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Owain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dwain0.80
  2. Odin0.65
  3. Zain0.65
  4. Olin0.65
  5. Cain0.65
  6. Orin0.65
  7. Orrin0.65
  8. Rain0.65

Middle names for Owain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Owain Paul0.77
  2. Owain John0.77
  3. Owain Lee0.77
  4. Owain Dean0.76
  5. Owain Blake0.76
  6. Owain Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Owain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.72
  2. Abdullahbrother · 0.71
  3. Yarelisister · 0.71
  4. Palomasister · 0.70
  5. Azariasister · 0.70
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.70

Where Owain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Owain Anderson0.77
    2. Owain Reyes0.72
    3. Owain Moore0.72
    4. Owain Lee0.72
    5. Owain Hall0.72
    6. Owain Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Owain

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.