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Rowan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rowan?

Ranking 129th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rowan is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Position 129, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 3,020 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Rowan was less than 5, most recently in 1977.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rowan occurred roughly during the years 1978-1981, 1983-2008, and 2010-2017.

Sometimes the name Rowan has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Rowan be?

The popularity trend for Rowan has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Rowan lately has risen significantly.

The name Rowan is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Rowan (Girl)Rowan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,447 211 3,020 129
2017 1,443 212 2,841 140
2016 1,349 239 2,190 182
2015 986 331 1,814 219
2014 774 413 1,547 239
2013 713 427 1,195 293
2012 684 454 1,146 301
2011 544 533 1,047 309
2010 608 493 955 327
2009 616 496 956 332
2008 674 472 971 339
2007 711 452 869 365
2006 451 640 672 423
2005 347 766 602 437
2004 379 709 529 476
2003 245 957 327 628
2002 207 1,041 205 821
2001 174 1,180 197 828
2000 158 1,242 155 971
1999 140 1,302 143 991
1998 146 1,250 103 1,203
1997 167 1,128 109 1,142
1996 146 1,218 89 1,256
1995 106 1,499 64 1,506
1994 93 1,631 53 1,709
1993 62 2,169 38 2,118
1992 33 3,396 42 1,950
1991 30 3,614 39 1,976
1990 5 14,715 29 2,418
1989 13 6,438 27 2,458
1988 10 7,550 29 2,184
1987 6 10,944 14 3,469
1986 11 6,484 20 2,669
1985 5 12,040 20 2,577
1984 10 6,667 15 3,069
1983 9 7,141 10 4,085
1982 10 6,753 17 2,801
1981 6 10,082 20 2,479
1980 7 8,847 11 3,797
1979 < 5 -- 12 3,526
1978 < 5 -- 13 3,194
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- 12 3,226
1975 6 8,776 9 3,892
1974 < 5 -- 7 4,551
1973 < 5 -- 7 4,413
1972 < 5 -- 7 4,358
1971 < 5 -- 11 3,110
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
1969 < 5 -- 10 3,032
1968 < 5 -- 7 3,616
1967 < 5 -- 8 3,189
1966 < 5 -- 8 3,194
1965 < 5 -- 6 3,862
1964 < 5 -- 16 2,099
1963 < 5 -- 5 4,525
1962 < 5 -- < 5 --
1961 < 5 -- 6 3,994
1960 < 5 -- 5 4,499
1959 < 5 -- 7 3,541
1958 < 5 -- 7 3,514
1957 < 5 -- 10 2,794
1956 < 5 -- 8 3,169
1955 < 5 -- 8 3,164
1954 < 5 -- 5 4,274
1953 < 5 -- 6 3,736
1952 < 5 -- 12 2,355
1951 < 5 -- 5 4,154
1950 < 5 -- 9 2,737
1949 < 5 -- 13 2,206
1948 < 5 -- 10 2,586
1947 < 5 -- 8 3,058
1946 < 5 -- 8 2,882
1945 < 5 -- 11 2,223
1944 < 5 -- 9 2,606
1943 < 5 -- 7 3,191
1942 7 4,056 5 3,959
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1940 < 5 -- 5 3,851
1939 < 5 -- 7 3,065
1938 < 5 -- 8 2,827
1937 < 5 -- 8 2,866
1936 < 5 -- 7 3,099
1935 < 5 -- 7 3,206
1934 < 5 -- 11 2,371
1933 < 5 -- 6 3,575
1932 < 5 -- 5 4,200
1931 < 5 -- 13 2,196
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1928 < 5 -- 11 2,620
1927 < 5 -- 7 3,718
1926 < 5 -- 8 3,333
1925 < 5 -- 8 3,354
1924 < 5 -- 6 4,265
1923 < 5 -- 7 3,754
1922 < 5 -- 11 2,770
1921 < 5 -- 9 3,176
1920 < 5 -- 5 4,853
1919 < 5 -- 6 4,091
1918 < 5 -- 7 3,649
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.