Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Tree With Red Berries, Mountain Ash
- English
- Little red-haired one; can also refer to the flowering Rowan tree
Syllables
2
Themes
- Literary
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rowan
Pronunciation
ro-wan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #59, 5,212 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #211, 1,459 births); most recent 2025 (rank #249, 1,240 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,212 | 1,240 |
| 2024 | 4,647 | 1,193 |
| 2023 | 4,210 | 1,287 |
| 2022 | 3,761 | 1,138 |
| 2021 | 3,647 | 1,261 |
| 2020 | 3,257 | 1,179 |
| 2019 | 3,223 | 1,352 |
| 2018 | 3,041 | 1,459 |
| 2017 | 2,847 | 1,448 |
| 2016 | 2,194 | 1,351 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #30, 1,398 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #423, 104 births); most recent 2025 (rank #423, 96 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,398 | 96 |
| 2024 | 1,246 | 101 |
| 2023 | 1,093 | 84 |
| 2022 | 985 | 88 |
| 2021 | 938 | 104 |
| 2020 | 774 | 98 |
| 2019 | 734 | 95 |
| 2018 | 708 | 95 |
| 2017 | 626 | 90 |
| 2016 | 619 | 93 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1259, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1423, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #3007, 4 births); most recent 2006 (rank #5097, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | – |
| 2021 | 19 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
| 2015 | 19 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #79, 78 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #267, 16 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 16 |
| 2024 | 61 | 7 |
| 2023 | 51 | 3 |
| 2022 | 56 | 8 |
| 2021 | 38 | 4 |
| 2020 | 45 | 6 |
| 2019 | 36 | 6 |
| 2018 | 33 | 10 |
| 2017 | 43 | 6 |
| 2016 | 30 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #47, 94 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #99, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #113, 39 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | 39 |
| 2024 | 78 | 43 |
| 2023 | 69 | 48 |
| 2022 | 50 | 46 |
| 2021 | 48 | 46 |
| 2020 | 46 | 32 |
| 2019 | 44 | 51 |
| 2018 | 35 | 49 |
| 2017 | 31 | 35 |
| 2016 | 30 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #30, 56 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 7 |
| 2024 | 45 | 5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 4 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3 |
| 2021 | 39 | 4 |
| 2020 | 27 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | 4 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 |
| 2017 | 26 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #31, 80 births); most recent 2023 (rank #37, 62 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #96, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #132, 22 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 62 | 22 |
| 2022 | 80 | 19 |
| 2021 | 60 | 26 |
| 2020 | 54 | 22 |
| 2019 | 65 | 31 |
| 2018 | 52 | 18 |
| 2017 | 67 | 25 |
| 2016 | 51 | 21 |
| 2015 | 43 | 28 |
| 2014 | 54 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence