NameTides

Rowan

Rowan was the #59 boys' name in the US in 2025 (5,212 babies), and #30 in England & Wales and #41 in Canada.

Rowan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rowan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Rowan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#59 (5,212)#30 (1,398)#47 (94)#30 (56)#76 (78)#41 (533)
2024#71 (4,667)#41 (1,246)#65 (78)#54 (45)#91 (61)#64 (422)
2023#76 (4,215)#51 (1,093)#73 (69)#67 (36)#112 (51)#65 (416)
2022#96 (3,763)#61 (985)#113 (50)#73 (37)#108 (56)#68 (427)
2021#105 (3,648)#63 (938)#117 (48)#75 (39)#151 (38)#87 (378)
2020#113 (3,258)#71 (774)#122 (46)#100 (27)#132 (45)#104 (316)
2019#118 (3,223)#82 (734)#133 (44)#127 (20)#161 (36)#100 (345)
2018#129 (3,041)#89 (708)#156 (35)#178 (13)#172 (33)#110 (338)
2017#140 (2,847)#103 (626)#177 (31)#110 (26)#142 (43)#105 (354)
2016#182 (2,194)#105 (619)#186 (30)#195 (11)#190 (30)#139 (297)
2015#219 (1,816)#111 (572)#213 (23)#179 (13)#194 (29)#158 (240)
2014#240 (1,548)#127 (502)#196 (28)#171 (15)#174 (36)#152 (256)
2013#292 (1,197)#123 (494)#194 (27)#171 (14)#237 (23)#177 (204)
2012#300 (1,151)#137 (449)#252 (17)#273 (6)#221 (26)#170 (212)
2011#309 (1,047)#135 (473)#364 (9)#204 (10)#308 (14)#163 (225)

Rowan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rowan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandCanadaUSIrelandEngland & Wales
Rowan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#249 (1,240)#423 (96)#113 (39)#231 (7)#266 (16)#242 (128)
2024#266 (1,198)#425 (101)#97 (43)#288 (5)#504 (7)#265 (114)
2023#234 (1,288)#471 (84)#88 (48)#328 (4)#856 (3)#256 (114)
2022#276 (1,139)#472 (88)#95 (46)#418 (3)#458 (8)#267 (111)
2021#241 (1,262)#423 (104)#93 (46)#350 (4)#764 (4)#246 (129)
2020#255 (1,179)#433 (98)#134 (32)—#544 (6)#274 (110)
2019#230 (1,353)#443 (95)#88 (51)#336 (4)#551 (6)#252 (126)
2018#211 (1,459)#455 (95)#89 (49)#434 (3)#411 (10)#225 (135)
2017#213 (1,448)#486 (90)#139 (35)#296 (5)#579 (6)#214 (144)
2016#239 (1,351)#468 (93)#179 (27)—#750 (4)#259 (125)
2015#331 (989)#625 (66)#109 (43)——#283 (118)
2014#413 (774)#443 (99)#159 (30)—#661 (5)#326 (101)
2013#427 (714)#569 (72)#116 (41)—#747 (4)#404 (80)
2012#453 (684)#573 (74)#135 (34)—#677 (5)#408 (77)
2011#533 (544)#583 (69)#197 (23)#444 (3)—#348 (94)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #59.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.
  • In 2025, 19% of US babies named Rowan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 330 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 330common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 190very common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 210common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 150very common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 300common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 300common
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 460common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rowan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 280 to 1 in 320.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rowan by state, 2025Alaska: #35AKMaine: #23MEWisconsin: #54WIVermont: #25VTNew Hampshire: #23NHWashington: #39WAIdaho: #35IDMontana: #37MTNorth Dakota: #23NDMinnesota: #42MNIllinois: #74ILMichigan: #28MINew York: #77NYMassachusetts: #43MAOregon: #26ORNevada: #77NVWyoming: #5WYSouth Dakota: #32SDIowa: #25IAIndiana: #30INOhio: #38OHPennsylvania: #36PANew Jersey: #162NJConnecticut: #70CTRhode Island: #29RICalifornia: #110CAUtah: #25UTColorado: #22CONebraska: #45NEMissouri: #44MOKentucky: #37KYWest Virginia: #58WVVirginia: #49VAMaryland: #78MDDelaware: #48DEArizona: #85AZNew Mexico: #82NMKansas: #46KSArkansas: #40ARTennessee: #37TNNorth Carolina: #50NCSouth Carolina: #42SCDistrict of Columbia: #82DCOklahoma: #41OKLouisiana: #31LAMississippi: #31MSAlabama: #50ALGeorgia: #79GAHawaii: #37HITexas: #102TXFlorida: #91FL
Rowan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#52203
Quebec2025#31215

Rowan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RowanCanadaGirls#242128
RowanCanadaBoys#41533
RowanEngland & WalesGirls#42396
RowanEngland & WalesBoys#301,398
RowanIrelandGirls#26616
RowanIrelandBoys#7678
RowanNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
RowanNorthern IrelandBoys#3056
RowanScotlandGirls#11339
RowanScotlandBoys#4794
RowanUSGirls#2491,240
RowanUSBoys#595,212