Rowan

Rowan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 24% girls / 76% boys

Origin: Dutch

Rowan first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 164 babies (rank #132 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rowan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rowan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,483

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

164

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	1	#1,152
1967	1	#1,171
1968	1	#1,188
1970	1	#1,097
1972	2	#994
1973	2	#1,013
1975	1	#1,311
1976	1	#1,318
1977	1	#1,327
1978	3	#974
1979	3	#988
1980	7	#756
1981	4	#945
1982	24	#427
1983	19	#472
1984	13	#590
1985	20	#480
1986	20	#502
1987	42	#340
1988	42	#346
1989	51	#306
1990	58	#285
1991	69	#257
1992	78	#230
1993	73	#245
1994	97	#201
1995	83	#220
1996	98	#193
1997	98	#191
1998	88	#225
1999	97	#201
2000	164	#132
2001	127	#165
2002	132	#155
2003	115	#169
2004	112	#167
2005	91	#191
2006	81	#210
2007	100	#169
2008	89	#190
2009	93	#173
2010	100	#157
2011	97	#158
2012	82	#178
2013	80	#173
2014	79	#172

Year

Babies

Rank

1966

#1,152

1967

#1,171

1968

#1,188

1970

#1,097

1972

#994

1973

#1,013

1975

#1,311

1976

#1,318

1977

#1,327

1978

#974

1979

#988

1980

#756

1981

#945

1982

#427

1983

#472

1984

#590

1985

#480

1986

#502

1987

#340

1988

#346

1989

#306

1990

#285

1991

#257

1992

#230

1993

#245

1994

#201

1995

#220

1996

#193

1997

#191

1998

#225

1999

#201

2000

164

#132

2001

127

#165

2002

132

#155

2003

115

#169

2004

112

#167

2005

#191

2006

#210

2007

100

#169

2008

#190

2009

#173

2010

100

#157

2011

#158

2012

#178

2013

#173

2014

#172

Numerology of Rowan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rowan

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Year-by-Year Detail