Given name & surname
Rowe
“a red-haired man”·“resembling a roe deer”·“one who hunts deer”
Rowe is a variant of Ro. Interpretations include “a red-haired man” and “resembling a roe deer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Rowe is a variant of Roe. One English interpretation is “one who hunts deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rowe is a variant of Ro. Interpretations include “a red-haired man” and “resembling a roe deer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Rowe is a variant of Roe. One English interpretation is “one who hunts deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rowe is a variant of Ro. Ro has been associated with Anglo-Saxon and English naming traditions. Rowe is a variant of Roe. An origin associated with Roe is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rowe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 712
- 527 boys · 185 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 95
- #2,636 for boys · #3,444 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +127%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,636 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 94.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 45 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 418 as a first name in 2020; 67,831 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rowe’s family of names
Rowe has a related form in Ro. Rowe has a related form in Roe. In English usage, Rowe as a surname has a related form in Ralph.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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