Rowyn
Rowyn was the 699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 407 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 769 places. More babies were named Rowyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Rowan · Irish, English
Say it ROH-in /ˈɹoʊɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #699 girls, up 494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 407girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025407 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,125babies recorded
What does the name Rowyn mean?
Rowyn is a modern spelling of Rowan, recorded in US data from 1999. Rowan has two sources: the Irish name Ruadhán, from ruadh 'red' with a diminutive ending, borne by a 6th-century saint; and the English name of the rowan or mountain ash tree, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare Norwegian rogn). The -yn ending follows names like Brynn and Kaitlyn.
ruadh (Irish, “red”)Ruadhán (Irish, “little red-haired one”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Rowan, Rowen, Ronan.
See also: Irish names, names that mean tree, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rowan', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Rowyn
The usual nicknames for Rowyn are Ro.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ro · also for Roman, Rowan, Ronan | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Rowyns go by each one.
Rowyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #699 | #2,052 | 407 | 73 |
| 2020 | #1,193 | #2,344 | 195 | 58 |
| 2010 | #3,244 | #4,810 | 51 | 20 |
| 2000 | #10,565 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Rowyn, counting every spelling?
Rowyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #630 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #699 for Rowyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 463 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowyn | 407 | #699 | 1,522 |
| Rowynn | 56 | #2,990 | 209 |
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 Rowyn?
407 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rowyn (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rowyn 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 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rowyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rowyn?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Rowyn are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Rowyn 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.
Rowyn by state
How common Rowyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (4.1×), Nebraska (4.0×), Wisconsin (2.1×), Kansas (1.9×), Ohio (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Oregon, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rowyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rowyn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rowyn · Sibling names for Rowyn
Questions about the name Rowyn
What does Rowyn mean?
Rowyn means “variant of Rowan” (Irish, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rowyn?
Rowyn was the 699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 407 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 769 places. More babies were named Rowyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rowyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Rowyn in the US.
Where is Rowyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rowyn was most common in Iowa (0.77 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nebraska and South Dakota.