Rowen Boy & girl
How popular is Rowen?
#486 boy name in 2025
617 baby boys were named Rowen in the US in 2025, making it the 486th most popular boy name. Another 155 girls got the name (#1,406 for girls).
Rowen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #486 for boys (▼ 41 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 617 boys, 155 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #648 in 2015, #541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (709 boys) |
| Highest rank | #445 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 77% boys, 23% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rowen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rowan family of names ranked #57 for boys in 2025 (#61 the year before), with 5,846 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan | 5,212 | 89% |
| Rowen | 617 | 11% |
| Rowin | 17 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rowen is most popular
Babies named Rowen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 1.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Nebraska: 0.8 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Maine: 0.8 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Rowen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Rowen
Questions
- Is Rowen a boy or girl name?
- Rowen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 77% of babies named Rowen were boys and 23% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rowen?
- 617 baby boys were named Rowen in the US in 2025, making it the 486th most popular boy name. Another 155 girls got the name (#1,406 for girls).
- When was Rowen most popular?
- Rowen peaked in 2024, when 709 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #445 in 2024.
- How many people are named Rowen?
- 10,816 babies have been named Rowen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,752 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Rowen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rowen was most common in Idaho, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.