Given name & surname
Rowen
“of the red-berry tree”
Rowen is a variant of Rowan. Interpretations include “of the red-berry tree” and “from the tree with red berries; a little red-haired boy”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rowen is a variant of Rowan. Interpretations include “of the red-berry tree” and “from the tree with red berries; a little red-haired boy”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rowen is a variant of Rowan. Rowan has been associated with Irish, English, and Scandinavian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rowen is a variant of Rowan. The history of Rowan gives this family its wider story. Rowan’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rowen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,816
- 8,169 boys · 2,647 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 892 babies
- 2025
- 772
- #488 for boys · #1,411 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 77% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 617 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 488 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 155 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (62). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,134 as a first name in 2020; 1,590 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rowen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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