Rowan

RO-en

Scottish and Irish

"rowan tree; little redhead"

Rowan Origin and Meaning

Variation of Roan

Rowan Rank in US Top 1000

# 71 in the US

Rowan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rowan

• 71 US 2024
• 2 Nameberry 2025
• 5 Unisex 2024
• 64 Canada 2024
• 41 Future 2035
• 41 England 2024
• 65 scotland 2024
• 92 Ireland 2024

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Famous People Named Rowan

• Rowan Douglas Williams 104th Archbishop of Canterbury
• Rowan Sebastian Atkinson English actor/comedian
• Rowan Wingate Robertson English rock guitarist of Bang Tango and DC4
• Rowan Joffe son of producer Roland Joffe
• Rowan Michael Maida (b. 2004) son of singer Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida
• Rowan Thomas Lidge (b. 2009) son of baseball player Brad Lidge
• Rowan Pavelka (b. 2010) son of trainer/TV personality Jessie Pavelka and actress Sitara Hewitt
• Rowan James Nesmith (b. 2015) son of Savannah Mooney and Stone Nesmith of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
• Rowan Form (b. 2016) son of producer Andrew Form and actress Jordana Brewster
• Rowan Dancy (b. 2018) son of Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy.

The name Rowan in Pop Culture

• Rowan professor of the Sinnoh region in video game Pokemon
• Rowan prince in Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series
• Rowan book series by Emily Rodda and its main character
• Rowan Whitethorn character from Sarah J. Maas's "Throne of Glass" series
• Rowan Donoghue character from The Sims video game series
• Rowan young boy in "Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures"
• Rowan University in Glassboro New Jersey
• Rowan Oak William Faulkner's home in Oxford, Mississippi
• Rowan Khanna character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Rowan "Red" Fox main character in the "13 Treasures / Curses / Secrets" series
• Rowan Hood main character of Rowan Hood series

International Variations of the name Rowan

• Ruadhan Gaelic