Owen
Owen is a male given name: 100% of people named Owen are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 177,951 male / 449 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Owen
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Owen," in English, "Guten Tag Owen," in German. Owen is a male given name: about 100% of people named Owen are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Owen,
German
Guten Tag Owen,
French
Bonjour Owen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Owen:
Chinese
Owen您好：
Japanese
Owen様
English
Hi Owen,
German
Hi Owen,
French
Salut Owen,
Spanish
Hola Owen,
Chinese
Owen你好：
Japanese
Owenさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
177,951 male · 449 female · 178,400 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Owen a male or female name?
Owen is a male given name: 100% of people named Owen are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Owen in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Owen," in English, "Guten Tag Owen," in German. Owen is a male given name: about 100% of people named Owen are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Owen a unisex name?
Owen is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Owen are men. Owen leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Owen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/owen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_owen,
title = {Is Owen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/owen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}