Owen: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Owen year by year

Owen drops 19 places from 2024 (ranked 80th then). Since 2020 (89 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 18%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	99th	73
2024	80th	85
2023	86th	81
2022	99th	73
2021	102nd	74
2020	87th	89

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Owen since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Owen appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1989 on. The peak year is 2020, with 89 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (475 babies). Since 1980, about 1,283 children in Québec have been named Owen.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Owen in Québec in 2025?

73 boys were named Owen in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 99th rank among boy names.

Is Owen a popular name in Québec?

Owen ranks 99th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Owen given most often?

In 2020, with 89 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Owen a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Owen only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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