Unisex name · since 1914
Rowe
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 527 babies named Rowe, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rowe currently ranks #2606 among unisex names in America, with 527 babies recorded since 1914.
Rowe has 527 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2606 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,651 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,606 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 527 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rowe ranks #7,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,606 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 527 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rowe's 527 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rowe compares
527 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Rowe's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rowe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rowe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rowe's full recorded timeline at 1947, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rowe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Rowe popularity over time - girls
185 total births recorded since 2015 (Rowe as girls' name)
Rowe by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (210 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Rowe's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Rowe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 43
1920s
43 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 210 births (40% of all-time use).
How Rowe 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 Rowe's total volume
Rowe by state
Where Rowe concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Rowes (6 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 Rowe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Rowe 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.