Rowe
Rowe was the 2636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 2158th; the most babies were born in 2025 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,306 places. More babies were named Rowe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,636 boys, up 1,080 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- 43% girls, 57% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 712babies recorded
Rowe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,444 | #2,636 | 45 | 50 |
| 2020 | #8,330 | #3,716 | 13 | 29 |
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| 1950 | — | #4,116 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Rowe, counting every spelling?
Rowe is the most common spelling of a name family that had 58 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowe | 50 | #2,636 | 181 |
| Roe | 8 | #9,530 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rowe?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rowe (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rowe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rowe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rowe?
About 400 people born in the US named Rowe are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Rowe a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rowe by state
How common Rowe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rowe: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rowe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rowe
How popular is the name Rowe?
Rowe was the 2636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 2158th; the most babies were born in 2025 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,306 places. More babies were named Rowe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rowe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 43% girls, 57% boys given the name Rowe in the US.
Where is Rowe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rowe was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.