Townes

Meaning: Not established
Origin: English surname — Made known by the songwriter Townes Van Zandt

Boy's name · #1321 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Townes is climbing: on the charts since 2002, it reached #1321 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,269 in Canada (2025).

Famous Towneses

Townes Van Zandt — American singer-songwriter (1944–1997)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 5,100 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Charles Hard Townes — American physicist (1915–2015)
Harry Townes — American actor (1914–2001)
Linton Townes — American basketball player (born 1959)

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