Is Rowe a boy or girl name?

Rowe is a unisex name. Of the 712 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 26.0% were girls and 74.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Rowe

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Rowe was most popular in 2025, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,652 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,652, with 95 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 712 people named Rowe.

Rowe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rowe’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rowe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rowe is a unisex name — 26.0% of the 712 Americans given it were girls and 74.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 40% girls and 60% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org