The name Rowen is a boy's name meaning "rowan tree; little redhead".

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While the Rowan spelling is in the Top 1000 for both boys and girls, this spelling is much more unusual though maintains the same gender split at nearly four boy Rowens for every girl.

Rowen climbed onto the Top 1000 for boys in 2010 and is holding steady in the middle of the list, while Rowan ranks in the boys' Top 100.

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The name Rowen is currently ranked #488 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #445 in 2024. The name is most popular in New Hampshire, West Virginia, and West Virginia. Rowen is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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The name Rowen is a girl's name meaning "rowan tree; little redhead".

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With its soft sounds, its unisex appeal, and its nature connection, Rowan has become a very popular name for both boys and girls, given to nearly four boys for every girl. The Rowen variation maintains the same gender split but is much less popular for both sexes, with nearly four times as many babies named Rowan as Rowen.
 
The name likely comes from the tree of the same name, whose name comes from Old Norse, and means "to redden". Commonly found in Scotland, rowan trees are steeped in symbolism, said to warn off witches and provide life and protection. The alternative origin of Rowan is via the Irish name Ruadhán, meaning "little redhead" - so either way, you've got a "red" feeling name. 
The Rowen spelling began to make moves upwards in the early 2010s and while it does now rank in the US and UK Top 1000 names for boys, it has never broken into the charts for girls.

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The name Rowen peaked for girls at #1246 in 2018. The name is most popular in West Virginia, Kansas, and Utah. Rowen is also used for boys, ranking #488 in 2025.

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Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#786	294	153.1
2015	#648	402	209.7
2016	#657	399	210.3
2017	#496	584	315.5
2018	#493	586	322.7
2019	#536	530	295.4
2020	#541	523	303
2021	#540	546	312.1
2022	#524	567	324.7
2023	#492	610	356.6
2024	#445	706	409.8
2025	#488	617	361.2

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