Rowe
The Story of Rowe
As a girl name
Rowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 28 Rowes were born — ranking #4,818 that year. As of 2026, Rowe ranks #4,818 for girls with 28 births, rising sharply (+106% over the past five years). In total, more than 195 Rowes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 37 Rowes were born — ranking #3,215 that year. As of 2026, Rowe ranks #3,347 for boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 548 Rowes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rowe
Rowe is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 548 births in the dataset. Rowe's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,071. Use the chart and map above to compare Rowe'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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