Baby Name Popularity Profile

Rowdy

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Rowdy.

✦ Boisterous, disorderly 🌍 English
National Rank (2025) #941
All-Time Peak Rank #926 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 4,980 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 97.6% Boy / 2.4% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1959 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 251 births in 2024
💡 The Rowdy Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Boisterous, disorderly
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived directly from the English adjective 'rowdy', meaning noisy, boisterous, or disorderly.
Pronunciation: ROW-dee
Etymology confidence: Medium

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Rowdy across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +49.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +88.0%
2015: 133 births 133 2016: 129 births 2017: 120 births 2018: 135 births 2019: 119 births 2020: 167 births 167 2021: 192 births 2022: 205 births 2023: 219 births 2024: 251 births 2025: 250 births 250
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 251 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 67 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 22
1960s: 348
1970s: 281
1980s: 355
1990s: 536
2000s: 923
2010s: 1,231
2020s: 1,284

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ro-wy
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with R, a letter used by only 4.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Oklahoma
Top States Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Mississippi
States with Data 34
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Oklahoma #374 438 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #697 1,067 2024 +51.9% Growth
Idaho #325 40 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #685 81 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #254 83 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #752 102 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #589 101 2015 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 13 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #543 41 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #979 59 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #670 39 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #769 36 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #628 58 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 22 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 17 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 23 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #396 37 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #795 35 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #1564 196 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 6 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 5 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1246 45 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #841 27 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1012 24 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #946 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 21 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #867 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 11 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 5 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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