Rowan is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “red-haired.” In 2024 it was given to 1,193 girls in the United States.
Rowan belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “red-haired” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rowan first appears in Social Security records in 1942. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #212 in 2017, and in 2024 1,193 babies received the name — 20,976 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rowan means “red-haired” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rowan is a girl name. In 2024, 1,193 babies received the name in the US.
Rowan comes from the Irish & Celtic, English & American and Scandinavian tradition.
Rowan first appears in US records in 1942. Its best-ever ranking was #212 in 2017, and 1,193 babies were given the name in 2024.
Rowan is pronounced /ɹəʊən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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