Rowen
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 762 babies a year in the US.
How Rowen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #647 |
| 2016 | #657 |
| 2017 | #495 |
| 2018 | #492 |
| 2019 | #538 |
| 2020 | #545 |
| 2021 | #539 |
| 2022 | #522 |
| 2023 | #490 |
| 2024 | #445 |
| 2025 | #488 |
Rowen by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Rowen. In the US, 762 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Rowen
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rowen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowerough or rowdy21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowin21 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
- Robynbright fame; the robin bird611 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robinbright fame; a form of Robert485 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rowen
Names that are said the same way as Rowen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rohanascending or rising165 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowynslender and fair; a form of Rowena233 in the US (2017)
- Roana horse with a coat of mixed color; reddish-brown34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rohaanascending, growing29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rohinweeping; crying; expressing sorrow5 in the US (2017)
- Roen16 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rowen
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