Is Rowdy a boy or girl name?
Rowdy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 250 boys were named Rowdy, so 2.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 4,786 US babies named Rowdy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #926
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,889
- Babies named Rowdy since 1959
- 4,786
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 256 babies
Boys and girls named Rowdy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 536 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 923 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 1,231 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 1,031 | 44 | 4.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 250 | #926 | 6 | #14,889 |
| 2023 | 217 | #1,013 | 14 | #7,972 |
| 2022 | 205 | #1,070 | 11 | #9,541 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,093 | 8 | #11,986 |
| 2020 | 167 | #1,159 | 5 | #17,044 |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 135 | #1,339 | 5 | #17,659 |
| 2017 | 120 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,379 | 5 | #18,338 |
| 2015 | 133 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 138 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 122 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 100 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,451 | 5 | #19,445 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 83 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 72 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 70 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 65 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 51 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rowdy reached #926 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #7,972 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.