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Rowdy
OriginAmerican word name
About Rowdy
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.
As a word, rowdy entered the lexicon in the early 1800s to describe backwoodsmen living on the fringes of society.
Pronounced ROW-dee.
As of October 2026, Rowdy ranked #7080 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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