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Rowe

Boy

Meaning of Rowe: English: 'dweller by the hedgerow'

Rowe is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1719th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1719

95 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

712

First recorded 1914 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 61 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 95 babies
US babies named Rowe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 95.

Gender split

74% boys · 26% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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