Rowen

Rowen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “little red one”
Origin: Irish
Say it: ROH-ən · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (25% girls, 75% boys since 1880)

Usually a variant spelling of Rowan/Rowen, used as a given name from an Irish surname derived from Ruadhán. It is also influenced by the rowan tree name in English.

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How popular is Rowen?

2024266 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Rowen in 2024886

2024 rank#445 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188010,031

Rowen is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rowen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
Rowynwhite spear · Welsh
Rileyvaliant · Irish
Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
Roryred king · Irish
Lennonlover · Irish
Caseyvigilant · Irish
Murphysea warrior · Irish

Rowen questions

What does the name Rowen mean?

Rowen means "little red one". It comes from Irish. Usually a variant spelling of Rowan/Rowen, used as a given name from an Irish surname derived from Ruadhán. It is also influenced by the rowan tree name in English.

Is Rowen a boy or girl name?

Rowen is used for both: about 25% of US babies named Rowen since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Rowen?

886 US babies were named Rowen in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Rowen?

Rowen is usually pronounced ROH-ən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.