Rowen
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Rowen is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little red one”. In 2025 it ranked 790th for boys in the UK (47 babies) and 486th for boys in the US (617 babies).
What does Rowen mean?
Irish: spelling of Rowan
“little red one”
A spelling of Rowan, from Irish Ruadhán, little red one, and also the name of the rowan tree.
- Say it
- ROH-en
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Is Rowen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rowen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 47 boys in the UK and 155 girls and 617 boys in the US.
How popular is Rowen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #790among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 126% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the UK were named Rowen, making it the 790th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 49 boys. 15 girls were also named Rowen in 2025 (1,961st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rowen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,614 boys in the UK were given Rowen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #30, up from #790 for this spelling alone.
In 1996, 69% of the babies named Rowen in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 24%, with more boys than girls since 2017.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Rowen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #790 |
| 2024 | 49 | #769 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Rowen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #486among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 617about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 617 boys in the US were named Rowen, making it the 486th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 541st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 709 boys. It first appears in the records in 1944. 155 girls were also named Rowen in 2025 (1,406th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rowen in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,993 boys in the US were given Rowen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56, up from #486 for this spelling alone.
In 1998, 63% of the babies named Rowen in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 20%, with more boys than girls since 2001.
Rowen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 617 | #486 |
| 2024 | 709 | #445 |
| 2023 | 612 | #490 |
| 2022 | 567 | #523 |
| 2021 | 547 | #539 |
| 2020 | 524 | #541 |
| 2019 | 530 | #535 |
| 2018 | 586 | #492 |
| 2017 | 584 | #495 |
| 2016 | 399 | #656 |
| 2015 | 402 | #648 |
| 2014 | 294 | #785 |
| 2013 | 205 | #974 |
| 2012 | 236 | #888 |
| 2011 | 252 | #848 |
| 2010 | 199 | #989 |
| 2009 | 162 | #1,134 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,303 |
| 2007 | 160 | #1,124 |
| 2006 | 106 | #1,454 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,745 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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