Baby Name Popularity Profile

Rowen

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

✦ Little redhead or rowan tree 🌍 Irish, English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #488
All-Time Peak Rank #445 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 8,169 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 75.9% Boy / 24.1% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1944 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 709 births in 2024
💡 The Rowen Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Little redhead or rowan tree
Language Origin Irish, English
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Irish Gaelic 'ruadhán' meaning 'little red one', or from the English word for the rowan tree.
Common Nicknames
Ro Row
Alternative Spellings
Rowan
Pronunciation: RO-wen
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: Medium

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

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

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +17.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +53.5%
2015: 402 births 402 2016: 399 births 2017: 584 births 2018: 586 births 2019: 530 births 2020: 524 births 524 2021: 547 births 2022: 567 births 2023: 612 births 2024: 709 births 2025: 617 births 617
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 709 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 5 yrs
Longest Streak 34 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 5
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 63
2000s: 838
2010s: 3,687
2020s: 3,576

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ro-wn
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 Oregon
Top States Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Washington, Arizona
States with Data 44
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Oregon #517 175 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #326 76 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #405 158 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #380 257 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #667 172 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #371 151 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #323 259 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #331 193 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #500 78 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 126 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #487 346 2025 +31.0% Growth
Kansas #381 102 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #378 447 2023 +11.1% Growth
Michigan #440 329 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #573 150 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #383 172 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 26 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #354 154 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #590 164 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #430 167 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #531 558 2025 +26.5% Growth
South Carolina #495 105 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #471 207 2023 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #291 64 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 23 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #422 92 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #481 68 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 27 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #703 171 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #588 602 2025 +41.7% Growth
Pennsylvania #368 322 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #562 110 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 18 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 78 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #400 86 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 15 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #540 236 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #610 109 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 44 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New York #762 242 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #895 53 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 5 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #488 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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