US rank #3522 Unisex name Peak 2022 477 births

Rowe — #3522 US boys' name

477 babies named Rowe in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s431930s591940s251950s212000s142010s1152020s160
#3522
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rowe was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

37 babies were named Rowe in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rowe

The Social Security Administration has registered 477 babies named Rowe between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rowe currently holds the #3522 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 37 babies received it in a single year. Rowe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 140 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rowe performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rowe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rowe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rowe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 477 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rowe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

477

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2022

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,522

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rowe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
37
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
010203040 20242018201219501937193119191914 6

Rowe popularity over time — girls

140 total births recorded since 2015 (Rowe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 140 births
051015202530 202420232022202120202019201820162015 5

Rowe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
160 births that decade — 34% of Rowe's all-time total
1910s401920s431930s591940s251950s212000s142010s1152020s160

Rowe by state

Where Rowe concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rowe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Rowe's total US births 1.0%

5 of 477 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rowe?
477 babies have been named Rowe since 1914. It currently ranks #3522 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 37 births.
When was Rowe most popular?
Rowe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Rowe most popular?
The top states for the name Rowe are California (5 births).
Is Rowe a unisex name?
Yes, Rowe is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 477 births, and as a girl's name it has 140 births.
How long has the name Rowe been used?
Rowe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rowe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rowan, Rowen, Rowdy, Rowland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.