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A quintessentially American name, Rowdy has a number of notable wearers, including Rowdy Yates, Clint Eastwood's character on the television show Rawhide, and Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines. <p>As a word, rowdy entered the lexicon in the early 1800s to describe backwoodsmen living on the fringes of society.

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The name Rowdy peaked for girls at #7972 in 2023. Rowdy is also used for boys, ranking #926 in 2024.

The name Rowdy is a boy's name of American origin meaning "noisy, disorderly, riotous".

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Rowdy was first famously used as a given name in the television series Rawhide, with the young Clint Eastwood playing Rowdy Yates.  More recently, competitive swimmer Rowdy Gaines has been featured in a series of TV commercials, and a new badass baby name is gaining notice.  
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The word Rowdy originated in the U.S. in the early 19th century, used to describe a rough or lawless backwoodsman. It's one of the distinctly <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/519/american-baby-names">American names</a>. In fact, 2024 saw it feature as one of the fast rising names of the year when it entered the US Top 1000 for the first time when it was given to 250 boys.


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The name Rowdy is currently ranked #926 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #926 in 2024. The name is most popular in ROWDY, ROWDY, and ROWDY. Rowdy is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

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