Rovan
Rovan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameJoseph Rovan (1918-2004), French writer Jurij Rovan, Slovene pole vaulter Pavla Rovan (1908-1999), Slovene poet Ruggero Rovan (1877–1965), Italian sculptorGiven name
Meaning & Origin of Rovan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rovan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameJoseph Rovan (1918-2004), French writer Jurij Rovan, Slovene pole vaulter Pavla Rovan (1908-1999), Slovene poet Ruggero Rovan (1877–1965), Italian sculptorGiven name
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The Story of Rovan
As a girl name
Rovan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2017, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 10 Rovans were born — ranking #9,521 that year. As of 2026, Rovan ranks #9,521 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Rovans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rovan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2023, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 6 Rovans were born — ranking #10,812 that year. As of 2026, Rovan ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Rovans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Rovan
Rovan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Rovan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Rovan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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