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Bowman

Boy's name · #2396 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Bowman is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1884, when it ranked #989. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 1,000 boys since 1884, ranked #2396 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,921 in Canada (2023).

Famous Bowmans

• Bowman Gray, Sr. — American tobacco businessman (1874–1935)
• Bowman H. McCalla — United States Navy admiral (1844–1910)
• Bowman Lusambo — Zambian politician (born 1976)
• Bowman Foster Ashe — U.S. educator/served as the first president of the University of Miami (1885–1952)
• Bowman Cutter — American economist, political thinker and businessman

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 105,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Josh Bowman — British actor (born 1988)
• Scotty Bowman — Canadian ice hockey coach (born 1933)
• Jessica Bowman — American actress (born 1980s)

In stories & tradition

• Bowman Cotton — The Lord of the Rings (novel series)

Similar names: Mercer · Bowden · Woodson · Sloan · Golden · Ellison

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