All around the world, Dowden (دودين 
, 道登 
, Dowden 
) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom female given name. The forename Dowden is characteristic of Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name, China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare female name. Much more prevalently, Dowden is the last name as well as the forename.