Rowynn
Rowynn was the 2990th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,281 places. More babies were named Rowynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rowyn) variant of Rowan · Irish, English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990 girls, up 2,152 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202556 babies
- Total since 1880
- 554babies recorded
What does the name Rowynn mean?
Rowynn is a spelling of Rowyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rowyn's meaning and origin.
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)
Rowynn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,990 | 56 |
| 2020 | #5,142 | 25 |
| 2010 | #6,854 | 19 |
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How popular is Rowynn, counting every spelling?
Rowynn is a spelling of Rowyn, a name family that ranked #630 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,990 for Rowynn 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 Rowynn?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rowynn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rowynn 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rowynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rowynn?
About 500 people born in the US named Rowynn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Rowynn 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.
Rowynn by state
How common Rowynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls 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 Rowynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rowynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rowynn
What does Rowynn mean?
Rowynn is a spelling of Rowyn, which means “variant of Rowan” (Irish, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rowynn?
Rowynn was the 2990th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,281 places. More babies were named Rowynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rowynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rowynn in the US.
Where is Rowynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rowynn was most common in Colorado (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Florida.