Unisex name · since 1999

Rowyn

3,326 babies named Rowyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,368 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#699 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,326
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade

3,326 babies have been named Rowyn since 1999, making it today's #699 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Rowyn recorded 3,326 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #699 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.

  • #3,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,326 born since 1999
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rowyn ranks #3,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,326 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,368 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#699 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,326
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95.9%
Rowyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Rowyn's 3,326 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

39 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Rowyn compares

3,326 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Rowyn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rowyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,326 376 567,345
Peak-year births 407 21 19,840

Rowyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rowyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 407 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rowyn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
407
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0100200300400500 19992003200720112015201920232025 407

Rowyn popularity over time - boys

799 total births recorded since 2004 (Rowyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 799 births
020406080100 20042007201020132016201920222025 73

Rowyn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (1,717 births, 52% of the file).

2020s was Rowyn's strongest decade.

1,717 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Rowyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,717 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rowyn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rowyn's total volume

Rowyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -41, 5.4%-128, 2.6%-52, 7.7%-117, 3.1%-74, 6.3%-79, 3.6%-55, 6.8%-56, 5.6%-115, 2.2%-116, 7.1%-58, 5.5%-137, 4.8%-44, 6.5%-38, 5.7%-55, 4.5%Rowyn-27, 12.2%Rowyn
Rowyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rowyn by state

Where Rowyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rowyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
206 6.2%
#2 Texas
205 6.2%
#3 Ohio
148 4.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
112 3.4%
#5 Florida
98 2.9%
#6 North Carolina
96 2.9%
#7 Illinois
86 2.6%
#8 Missouri
85 2.6%
California share of Rowyn's total US births 6.2%
Even split

206 of 3,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Rowyn appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rowyn?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 3,326 babies named Rowyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,368 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #699 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 407 births.
Where does Rowyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rowyn ranks #3,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rowyn most popular?
Rowyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,717 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Rowyn most popular?
The top states for the name Rowyn are California (206 births), Texas (205 births), Ohio (148 births).
Is Rowyn a unisex name?
Yes, Rowyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 3,326 births, and as a boy's name it has 799 births.
How long has the name Rowyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Rowyn since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rowyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rowan, Rowena, Rowen, Rowynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rowyn's data

  • California records the most Rowyns (206 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rowyn

Nearby Names Like Rowyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rowyn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Rowyn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rowyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Rowyn 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.