How Many People Are Named Rowan?
people named Rowan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,741 people in the US has this name
Based on 72,853 babies named Rowan in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,452 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendant of RUADHÁN". This name can also be given in reference to the rowan tree.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rowan, 30.6% were girls and 69.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 32.8% of the babies were girls then and 22.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rowan alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rowan first appears in the records in 1916, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 6,452 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rowan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #59, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 4 years, 2022 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #59. Among girls, its best rank was #212, in 2018.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #59 | #249 |
| Best rank | #59 (2025) | #212 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | 4 (2022 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 2020s | #323 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rowan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rowan were born in California than in any other state: about 5,996 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rowan was given 4.3 times as often in Vermont, 2.6 times in Maine and 2.5 times in New Hampshire.
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