Bowen

Bowen is a male given name: 97% of people named Bowen are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 97%Female 3%

Bowen · Bo Wen · Bo-Wen

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, China, Great Britain
Also spelled: Bo Wen, Bo-Wen
US births since 1880: 5,962 male / 113 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bowen

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bowen," in English, "Guten Tag Bowen," in German. Bowen is a male given name: about 97% of people named Bowen are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bowen,

German

Guten Tag Bowen,

French

Bonjour Bowen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bowen:

Chinese

Bowen您好：

Japanese

Bowen様

English

Hi Bowen,

German

Hi Bowen,

French

Salut Bowen,

Spanish

Hola Bowen,

Chinese

Bowen你好：

Japanese

Bowenさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bowen by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	98%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

5,962 male · 113 female · 6,075 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bowen a male or female name?

Bowen is a male given name: 97% of people named Bowen are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Bowen in an email?

Is Bowen a unisex name?

Bowen is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Bowen are men. Bowen leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bowen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bowen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bowen,
  title  = {Is Bowen a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bowen},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}