Rowe Boy & girl

How popular is Rowe?

#2,604 boy name in 2025

50 baby boys were named Rowe in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 45 girls got the name (#3,388 for girls).

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559living people named Rowe (est.)
5median age of people named Rowe
712babies named Rowe since 1880
1 in 34,898US babies born in 2025

Rowe popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,604 for boys (▲ 918 from 2024)
Babies in 202550 boys, 45 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+233% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,742 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020
Peak year2025 (50 boys)
Highest rank#2,069 in 1915
First recorded1914
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)60% boys, 40% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Rowe is most popular

Babies named Rowe per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Rowe by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s40#2,069
1920s43#2,485
1930s59#2,246
1940s25#2,742
1950s21#3,424
2000s14#9,859
2010s115#4,947
2020s210#2,604

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Questions

Is Rowe a boy or girl name?
Rowe is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 60% of babies named Rowe were boys and 40% were girls.
How popular is the name Rowe?
50 baby boys were named Rowe in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 45 girls got the name (#3,388 for girls).
When was Rowe most popular?
Rowe peaked in 2025, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,069 in 1915.
How many people are named Rowe?
712 babies have been named Rowe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 559 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Rowe most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Rowe was most common in Texas, at 0.0 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.