Rowan
Pronounced R OW1 AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 109 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Rowan?
Rowan is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1916. It has been given to 88,284 children — the 413th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 5,644 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Rohan, Rowen and Rhoan — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 27% of children named Rowan are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Rowan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Rohan
- Rowen
- Rhoan
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R OW1 AE1 N · R OW1 AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rowan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rowan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rowan?
- Rowan ranks 413th among boys' names in US records, with 88,284 births since 1916. Over the past decade it accounts for 41,355.
- Is Rowan a unisex name?
- Yes. About 27% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Rowan most popular?
- 2024, when 5,644 children were given the name. It has been in use for 109 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Rowan spelled?
- Rohan, Rowen, Rhoan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.