Owen (meaning and origin)

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Owen

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Meaning and origin
Owen is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is `young warrior`.

Where is it used?
The name Owen is mainly used in Irish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Eoghan (In Irish and in Scottish)

See also
In Scottish: Ewan
In Scottish: Euan

What Owen`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Owen:
It's after my grandfather
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing
If my name wasn`t Owen....:
It would have been Ezra
Extra information:
It is different, but not weird.

More `Owen` links
Owen as abbreviation
Actors named Owen
Owen in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Owen

Owen appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 56. In the last 128 years Owen has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 6 times. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Owen. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #56. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	56
2006	58
2005	60
2004	67
2003	72
2002	94
2001	130
2000	145
1999	154
1998	179
1997	224
1996	278
1995	352
1994	454
1993	464
1992	476
1991	464
1990	453
1980	443
1970	520
1960	403
1950	341
1940	294
1930	246
1920	217
1910	215
1900	203
1890	197
1880	169

See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Comments on Owen

Lena
I love this name and want it for my little boy, but my partner doesn't like it! I can't understand why!
Heather
my husband and i were at a loss for a name for our son and one day it just hit me OWEN!! it's perfect.
Heather
I like the name Owen. I have an Andrew, so I thought Owen sounded nice with Andrew too!

Only for Owens!