Rowley — #8121 US boys' name
57 babies named Rowley in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 43% of names given to boys today.
44% of everyone ever named Rowley was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Rowley in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rowley
The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Rowley between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rowley currently holds the #8121 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rowley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rowley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rowley 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 57 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.
Rowley at a glance
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Current rank
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Rowley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #8121 among boys.
57 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 10 births in a single year.
Rowley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 25 births that decade — 44% of Rowley's all-time total
Rowley decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rowley's strongest decade
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% of all-time use.
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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, 2008–2024 (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.