first name
ROWEN
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 6,134 people named Rowen, 77.1% reported their origin as White, 10.2% as Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% as two or more races. 73.3% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rowen peaked in 2024, when 892 babies got the name.
At least 10,816 babies have been given the name since 1944. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Rowen by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #842. The largest share of babies named Rowen, 79.7%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rowen is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rowen has been most common in Utah (2.8×), Oregon (2.5×), and Washington (2.3×), and least common in New Jersey (0.26×).
8,270 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rowen
Spelled almost the same
4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rowen, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rowen ranks #17,379 of 156,621, with 1,590 people. See Rowen as a last name
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