Declining since 2017, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Boen since 2003
Babies named Boen per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 54 |
| 2020s | 31 |
Meaning & origin
Boen is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. records in 2003. It reached its peak popularity in 2016, though it has been steadily declining since 2017. In 2025, it ranked 9714th with an estimated 1 in 244,011 boys receiving the name. The name is a respelling of the Welsh surname Bowen or a variant of the short name Bo, following the trend of surname-style names ending in -en. Despite its recent origin, Boen has seen modest use, particularly in the 2010s, but it has not appeared in any top states or similar names lists.
Boen is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 2003. It appears to be a respelling of the Welsh surname Bowen (meaning 'son of Owen') or a variant of the short name Bo. Its rise in the 2010s reflects the trend toward short, surname-style names ending in -en.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bo
Sibling names for Boen
Names that share Boen's style, for a brother or sister.
