Boys' name · since 1959
Rowdy
Rowdy has 4,980 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,980
- born since 1959
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rowdy currently ranks #940 among boys' names in America, with 4,980 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Rowdy recorded 4,980 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #940 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #1,780 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #940 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,980 born since 1959
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rowdy ranks #1,780 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #940 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,980 born since 1959, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,980
- born since 1959
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rowdy's 4,980 recorded births place it above 96.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rowdy compares
4,980 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rowdy's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rowdy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,980 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 251 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rowdy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rowdy's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 21 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 251, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rowdy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 251
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Rowdy popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 2006 (Rowdy as girls' name)
Rowdy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,284 births, 26% of the file).
2020s was Rowdy's strongest decade.
1,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rowdy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 348
1960s
348 births
- 1970s 281
1970s
281 births
- 1980s 355
1980s
355 births
- 1990s
1990s
536 births
- 2000s
2000s
923 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,231 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,284 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,284 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rowdy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rowdy's total volume
Rowdy by state
Where Rowdy concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,067 | 21.4% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 438 | 8.8% |
| #3 | California | | 196 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 102 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 101 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 83 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Utah | | 81 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 59 | 1.2% |
1,067 of 4,980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Rowdy appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Rowdys (1,067 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rowdy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rowdy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.