Names like Rowan
In 2025, 5,212 boys born in the US were named Rowan, #59 among boys' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 1999 and reached the top 100 in 2022.
More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.
Births rose 187% from 1,816 in 2015.
For all 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1994 or later (Rowan's began in 1999).
Rowan's rank every ten years
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- 2000#961
- 2010#328
- 2020#113
- 2025#59
— outside the top 1,000
12 boy names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Rowan's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.