Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rowyn

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #699 Trend ↑ Rising 70%
Rank 2025
#699
among girls · ↑82 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
480
named Rowyn · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,949
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
480 babies
All-time total
4,125
#3,368 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Rowyn popularity over time

4,125 babies have been named Rowyn since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 5 – 5 1 – #16,359
2000s 246 66 312 31 +6140% #2,990
2010s 1,358 336 1,694 169 +443% #1,148
2020s (to 2025) 1,717 397 2,114 352 +108% #699

Where Rowyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 445 0.28 outside top 500
2027 479 0.30 outside top 500
2028 511 0.32 outside top 500
2029 540 0.34 outside top 500
2030 565 0.35 outside top 500

Where Rowyn is most popular

Girls named Rowyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.188 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rowyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 45 0.770 +311%
Nebraska 27 0.751 +300%
South Dakota 10 0.700 +273%
Wisconsin 40 0.388 +107%
Montana 5 0.369 +97%
Kansas 21 0.364 +94%
Ohio 83 0.350 +86%
Arizona 49 0.349 +86%
Louisiana 29 0.331 +77%
Idaho 11 0.329 +75%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +73%
Missouri 38 0.315 +68%
Utah 25 0.300 +60%
Indiana 41 0.292 +56%
Colorado 32 0.287 +53%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +47%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 +44%
Pennsylvania 60 0.254 +35%
Washington 35 0.242 +29%
Illinois 55 0.240 +28%
Michigan 43 0.236 +26%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +22%
Tennessee 35 0.221 +18%
Oklahoma 15 0.204 +9%
Alabama 18 0.192 ≈ national
Kentucky 16 0.187 ≈ national
Mississippi 8 0.171 -9%
Texas 126 0.157 -16%
Georgia 33 0.145 -23%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -25%
Maryland 14 0.132 -30%
Florida 54 0.126 -33%
California 97 0.115 -38%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -39%
Virginia 17 0.100 -47%
New York 37 0.093 -50%
Oregon 6 0.092 -51%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -85%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rowyn

Rowyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #699 in 2025 with 407 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 4,125 American babies have been named Rowyn, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 480 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rowyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rowyn?

The median living Rowyn is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 4,100 people named Rowyn are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rowyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 407 #699 73 #2,052
2024 362 #781 79 #1,983
2023 247 #1,028 71 #2,092
2022 273 #976 65 #2,234
2021 233 #1,079 51 #2,582
2020 195 #1,193 58 #2,344
2019 209 #1,153 44 #2,843
2018 213 #1,148 50 #2,571
2017 182 #1,298 53 #2,442
2016 217 #1,161 40 #2,976
2015 157 #1,468 36 #3,214
2014 86 #2,210 23 #4,370
2013 95 #2,049 24 #4,155
2012 78 #2,398 24 #4,222
2011 70 #2,581 22 #4,476
2010 51 #3,244 20 #4,810
2009 49 #3,399 15 #6,028
2008 59 #2,990 17 #5,440
2007 44 #3,711 10 #8,056
2006 28 #5,069 12 #6,829
2005 20 #6,194 7 #9,930
2004 15 #7,757 5 #12,859
2003 7 #13,533 – –
2002 5 #17,554 – –
2001 10 #9,951 – –
2000 9 #10,565 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rowyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rowyn?

The median living Rowyn is about 5 years old. Half of all living Rowyns are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Rowyn are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Rowyn are alive in the United States, based on 4,125 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rowyn in 2025?

Rowyn ranked #699 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 407 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rowyn?

4,125 babies have been named Rowyn in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rowyn most popular?

Rowyn peaked in 2025, when 480 newborns received the name.

Is Rowyn a boy or girl name?

Rowyn is used for both: about 81% of babies named Rowyn have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Rowyn rising or falling?

Rowyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rowyn become more popular?

Rowyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 565 girls named Rowyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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