Mostly boys · peaked in 2025
Rowan name popularity since 1925
72,797 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rowan (30.5% girls, 69.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Rowan is about 7 years old in 2026. Rowan peaked in 2025 as the #59 name for boys, and it ranked #59 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 72,797
- Named Rowan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #59
- for boys in 2025 (5,212 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 69.5% boys
- 22,225 girls · 50,572 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 2.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Rowan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rowan births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Rowan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Rowan became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 9,420 baby boys to 1 in 2,390.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Rowan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rowan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rowan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 34 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 72 | #3,207 |
| 1940s | 7 | 76 | #2,223 |
| 1950s | 0 | 77 | #3,165 |
| 1960s | 0 | 71 | #3,860 |
| 1970s | 6 | 78 | #3,887 |
| 1980s | 89 | 182 | #2,580 |
| 1990s | 928 | 709 | #1,506 |
| 2000s | 3,965 | 5,491 | #437 |
| 2010s | 9,924 | 19,019 | #219 |
| 2020–25 | 7,306 | 24,763 | #59 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
77.0% of babies named Rowan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Rowan is most popular
The index compares Rowan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rowan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 2.47× | 1,636 |
| Colorado | 2.28× | 1,986 |
| New Hampshire | 2.26× | 502 |
| Utah | 2.22× | 1,338 |
| Washington | 2.19× | 2,595 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rowan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan (this page) | 50,572 | 2025 |
| Rowen | 8,169 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rowan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rowan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rowan (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data