Rowen
Rowen is both a surname and male given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rowen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rowen is both a surname and male given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Rowen
As a girl name
Rowen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 187 Rowens were born — ranking #1,241 that year. As of 2026, Rowen ranks #1,256 for girls with 184 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 3K Rowens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rowen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1944, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 719 Rowens were born — ranking #441 that year. As of 2026, Rowen ranks #441 for boys with 719 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Rowens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rowen
Rowen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Rowen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #441. Use the chart and map above to compare Rowen'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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