Rowan
Mostly boys · ROH-an · Irish
Rowan is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little red one”. In 2025 it ranked 31st for boys in the UK (1,548 babies) and 59th for boys in the US (5,212 babies).
What does Rowan mean?
Irish: Irish Ruadhán; also the English name of the mountain ash tree
“little red one”
From Irish Ruadhán, little red one, borne by a 6th-century saint; the red-berried rowan tree shares the name.
- Say it
- ROH-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rowan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rowan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 142 girls and 1,548 boys in the UK and 1,240 girls and 5,212 boys in the US.
How popular is Rowan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #31among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,548about 1 in 190 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,548 boys in the UK were named Rowan, making it the 31st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 74th. 142 girls were also named Rowan in 2025 (338th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had the most boys named Rowan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Rowan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 34% of the babies named Rowan in the UK in 1996, and 8% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 30th in England and Wales, 47th in Scotland and 30th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#41).
Rowan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,548 | #31 |
| 2024 | 1,369 | #41 |
| 2023 | 1,198 | #51 |
| 2022 | 1,072 | #59 |
| 2021 | 1,025 | #64 |
| 2020 | 847 | #74 |
| 2019 | 798 | #87 |
| 2018 | 756 | #96 |
| 2017 | 683 | #107 |
| 2016 | 660 | #113 |
| 2015 | 608 | #117 |
| 2014 | 545 | #128 |
| 2013 | 535 | #130 |
| 2012 | 472 | #142 |
| 2011 | 492 | #141 |
| 2010 | 463 | #142 |
| 2009 | 387 | #160 |
| 2008 | 404 | #155 |
| 2007 | 408 | #150 |
| 2006 | 362 | #160 |
| 2005 | 347 | #156 |
| 2004 | 318 | #158 |
| 2003 | 273 | #171 |
| 2002 | 220 | #184 |
| 2001 | 222 | #178 |
| 2000 | 233 | #171 |
| 1999 | 254 | #154 |
| 1998 | 258 | #158 |
| 1997 | 196 | #193 |
| 1996 | 184 | #199 |
How popular is Rowan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #59among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5,212about 1 in 330 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5,212 boys in the US were named Rowan, making it the 59th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 113th. It first appears in the records in 1916. 1,240 girls were also named Rowan in 2025 (249th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the most boys named Rowan of any year since it first appeared, in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Rowan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,993 boys in the US were given Rowan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56, up from #59 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 19% of the babies named Rowan in the US were girls.
Rowan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,212 | #59 |
| 2024 | 4,667 | #71 |
| 2023 | 4,215 | #76 |
| 2022 | 3,763 | #96 |
| 2021 | 3,648 | #105 |
| 2020 | 3,258 | #113 |
| 2019 | 3,223 | #118 |
| 2018 | 3,041 | #129 |
| 2017 | 2,847 | #140 |
| 2016 | 2,194 | #182 |
| 2015 | 1,816 | #219 |
| 2014 | 1,548 | #240 |
| 2013 | 1,197 | #292 |
| 2012 | 1,151 | #300 |
| 2011 | 1,047 | #309 |
| 2010 | 955 | #328 |
| 2009 | 958 | #332 |
| 2008 | 973 | #338 |
| 2007 | 869 | #365 |
| 2006 | 673 | #423 |
| 2005 | 603 | #437 |
| 2004 | 529 | #476 |
| 2003 | 328 | #624 |
| 2002 | 206 | #815 |
| 2001 | 197 | #827 |
| 2000 | 155 | #968 |
| 1999 | 143 | #986 |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,194 |
| 1997 | 109 | #1,137 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,244 |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,486 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
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