Rowan Boy & girl
How popular is Rowan?
#59 boy name in 2025
5,212 baby boys were named Rowan in the US in 2025, making it the 59th most popular boy name. Another 1,240 girls got the name (#249 for girls).
Rowan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #59 for boys (▲ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,212 boys, 1,240 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+187% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #219 in 2015, #113 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (5,212 boys) |
| Highest rank | #59 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 74% boys, 26% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rowan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rowan family of names ranked #57 for boys in 2025 (#61 the year before), with 5,846 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan | 5,212 | 89% |
| Rowen | 617 | 11% |
| Rowin | 17 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rowan is most popular
Babies named Rowan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 10.2 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- Vermont: 9.2 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Maine: 7.6 per 1,000 (147 boys)
- Alaska: 7.2 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- New Hampshire: 7.1 per 1,000 (157 boys)
Rowan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | #3,367 |
| 1920s | 72 | #2,522 |
| 1930s | 72 | #2,101 |
| 1940s | 76 | #2,122 |
| 1950s | 77 | #2,250 |
| 1960s | 71 | #2,039 |
| 1970s | 78 | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 182 | #2,141 |
| 1990s | 709 | #986 |
| 2000s | 5,491 | #332 |
| 2010s | 19,019 | #118 |
| 2020s | 24,763 | #59 |
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Questions
- Is Rowan a boy or girl name?
- Rowan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 74% of babies named Rowan were boys and 26% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rowan?
- 5,212 baby boys were named Rowan in the US in 2025, making it the 59th most popular boy name. Another 1,240 girls got the name (#249 for girls).
- When was Rowan most popular?
- Rowan peaked in 2025, when 5,212 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #59 in 2025.
- How many people are named Rowan?
- 72,853 babies have been named Rowan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 72,203 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Rowan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rowan was most common in Wyoming, at 10.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.