Is Rowen a boy or girl name?
Rowen is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 180 girls and 706 boys were named Rowen, so 20.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.8% of the 10,031 US babies named Rowen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #445
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,287
- Babies named Rowen since 1944
- 10,031
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 886 babies
Boys and girls named Rowen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 63 | 62 | 49.6% |
| 2000s | 837 | 312 | 27.2% |
| 2010s | 3,687 | 1,278 | 25.7% |
| 2020s | 2,952 | 835 | 22% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 706 | #445 | 180 | #1,287 |
| 2023 | 610 | #492 | 170 | #1,337 |
| 2022 | 567 | #524 | 161 | #1,414 |
| 2021 | 546 | #540 | 181 | #1,278 |
| 2020 | 523 | #541 | 143 | #1,499 |
| 2019 | 530 | #536 | 183 | #1,273 |
| 2018 | 586 | #493 | 187 | #1,246 |
| 2017 | 584 | #496 | 182 | #1,295 |
| 2016 | 399 | #657 | 177 | #1,343 |
| 2015 | 402 | #648 | 131 | #1,641 |
| 2014 | 294 | #786 | 104 | #1,936 |
| 2013 | 205 | #978 | 89 | #2,132 |
| 2012 | 236 | #890 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2011 | 252 | #848 | 66 | #2,687 |
| 2010 | 199 | #992 | 61 | #2,864 |
| 2009 | 162 | #1,137 | 51 | #3,291 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,314 | 68 | #2,715 |
| 2007 | 160 | #1,127 | 64 | #2,851 |
| 2006 | 106 | #1,459 | 32 | #4,550 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,721 | 22 | #5,750 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,781 | 32 | #4,366 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,387 | 12 | #8,950 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,930 | 14 | #7,744 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,977 | 9 | #10,833 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,176 | 8 | #11,562 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,967 | 8 | #11,155 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,760 | 19 | #5,541 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,040 | 10 | #8,878 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,992 | 5 | #15,335 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,669 | 15 | #6,188 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,962 | 5 | #15,224 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,500 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,544 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,240 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rowen reached #445 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,246 in 2018. 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.
Names spelled like Rowen
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.