Rowan
#249 for girls in 2025, 1,240 births · #59 for boys in 2025, 5,212 births
Given to boys 69.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 5,212 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 50,628since 1916
Rowan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #249 | 1,240 | #59 | 5,212 |
| 2024 | #266 | 1,198 | #71 | 4,667 |
| 2023 | #234 | 1,288 | #76 | 4,215 |
| 2022 | #276 | 1,139 | #96 | 3,763 |
| 2021 | #241 | 1,262 | #105 | 3,648 |
| 2020 | #255 | 1,179 | #113 | 3,258 |
| 2019 | #230 | 1,353 | #118 | 3,223 |
| 2018 | #211 | 1,459 | #129 | 3,041 |
| 2017 | #213 | 1,448 | #140 | 2,847 |
| 2016 | #239 | 1,351 | #182 | 2,194 |
| 2015 | #331 | 989 | #219 | 1,816 |
| 2014 | #413 | 774 | #240 | 1,548 |
| 2013 | #427 | 714 | #292 | 1,197 |
| 2012 | #453 | 684 | #300 | 1,151 |
| 2011 | #533 | 544 | #309 | 1,047 |
| 2010 | #493 | 608 | #328 | 955 |
| 2009 | #497 | 616 | #332 | 958 |
| 2008 | #471 | 676 | #338 | 973 |
| 2007 | #453 | 711 | #365 | 869 |
| 2006 | #638 | 452 | #423 | 673 |
| 2005 | #765 | 347 | #437 | 603 |
| 2004 | #707 | 379 | #476 | 529 |
| 2003 | #954 | 245 | #624 | 328 |
| 2002 | #1,039 | 207 | #816 | 206 |
| 2001 | #1,177 | 174 | #828 | 197 |
| 2000 | #1,241 | 158 | #970 | 155 |
| 1999 | #1,298 | 140 | #988 | 143 |
| 1998 | #1,242 | 146 | #1,197 | 103 |
| 1997 | #1,120 | 167 | #1,140 | 109 |
| 1996 | #1,215 | 146 | #1,246 | 89 |
| 1995 | #1,492 | 106 | #1,491 | 64 |
| 1994 | #1,624 | 93 | #1,689 | 53 |
| 1993 | #2,152 | 62 | #2,091 | 38 |
| 1992 | #3,343 | 33 | #1,914 | 42 |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | #1,952 | 39 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #2,416 | 27 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #2,146 | 29 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #2,418 | 20 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,070 | 13 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #3,652 | 6 | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,631 | 10 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,131 | 11 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
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| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Rowan! It came in at #3,897, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Rowan is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#33 · 1 in 117
- Alaska#51 · 1 in 178
- Oregon#54 · 1 in 238
- Montana#55 · 1 in 201
- North Dakota#58 · 1 in 202
Best ever in a state: #5 in Wyoming, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #33 | 13 | 1 in 117 |
| Alaska | #51 | 17 | 1 in 178 |
| Oregon | #54 | 73 | 1 in 238 |
| Montana | #55 | 18 | 1 in 201 |
| North Dakota | #58 | 20 | 1 in 202 |
| Washington | #71 | 112 | 1 in 317 |
| Indiana | #81 | 103 | 1 in 334 |
| Rhode Island | #81 | 15 | 1 in 237 |
| Kansas | #86 | 48 | 1 in 313 |
| Colorado | #87 | 79 | 1 in 335 |
| Maine | #91 | 15 | 1 in 285 |
| South Dakota | #95 | 13 | 1 in 303 |
| Minnesota | #97 | 75 | 1 in 361 |
| Nebraska | #99 | 28 | 1 in 349 |
| Ohio | #100 | 153 | 1 in 381 |
| Tennessee | #103 | 88 | 1 in 412 |
| Utah | #103 | 52 | 1 in 391 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 37 | 1 in 371 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 51 | 1 in 424 |
| Pennsylvania | #108 | 137 | 1 in 425 |
| Mississippi | #111 | 31 | 1 in 430 |
| New Hampshire | #111 | 13 | 1 in 331 |
| Missouri | #112 | 73 | 1 in 419 |
| Alabama | #113 | 50 | 1 in 457 |
| Wisconsin | #114 | 63 | 1 in 413 |
| Idaho | #119 | 19 | 1 in 416 |
| Iowa | #119 | 37 | 1 in 402 |
| Massachusetts | #119 | 59 | 1 in 488 |
| Maryland | #123 | 53 | 1 in 500 |
| Illinois | #128 | 116 | 1 in 534 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 28 | 1 in 502 |
| South Carolina | #133 | 42 | 1 in 500 |
| Michigan | #134 | 87 | 1 in 534 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 16 | 1 in 468 |
| Delaware | #137 | 8 | 1 in 430 |
| Virginia | #142 | 70 | 1 in 582 |
| North Carolina | #148 | 81 | 1 in 634 |
| Georgia | #161 | 79 | 1 in 680 |
| Louisiana | #161 | 40 | 1 in 596 |
| Oklahoma | #161 | 33 | 1 in 586 |
| Arizona | #172 | 52 | 1 in 666 |
| Florida | #195 | 113 | 1 in 856 |
| District of Columbia | #208 | 6 | 1 in 722 |
| Nevada | #219 | 16 | 1 in 820 |
| California | #222 | 218 | 1 in 989 |
| New York | #230 | 91 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Texas | #233 | 171 | 1 in 1,030 |
| New Mexico | #309 | 7 | 1 in 1,157 |
| New Jersey | #368 | 20 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rowan
- 12 spots since 2024 (#71 → #59)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#113 → #59)
- 160 spots since 2015 (#219 → #59)
- Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1999 (#1,197 → #988)
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 2025 at #59 (5,212 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2022–2025
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
- Highest: 1 in 328 boys born in 2025 were named Rowan (0.31%)
- 48.9% of all boys named Rowan (24,763) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2002, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | #3,368 (1918) | #3,667 |
| 1920s | 72 | #2,522 (1928) | #3,278 |
| 1930s | 72 | #2,101 (1931) | #2,819 |
| 1940s | 76 | #2,123 (1949) | #2,744 |
| 1950s | 77 | #2,251 (1952) | #3,093 |
| 1960s | 71 | #2,040 (1964) | #3,279 |
| 1970s | 78 | #2,973 (1971) | #3,545 |
| 1980s | 182 | #2,146 (1988) | #2,871 |
| 1990s | 709 | #988 (1999) | #1,608 |
| 2000s | 5,491 | #332 (2009) | #561 |
| 2010s | 19,019 | #118 (2019) | #226 |
| 2020s | 24,763 | #59 (2025) | #87 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rowan in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,192 of them was named Rowan, which outranked 98.8% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 650 of them was named Rowan, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.