How Many People Are Named Rowe?
An estimated 469 people in the United States have the first name Rowe. It is used for both genders, with 77.3% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Rowe peaked in popularity in 2023 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rowe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rowe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
469
About 1 in 730,819 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
77.3% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
64 births
Total Registered
617
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rowe
Rowe is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (77.3%) and females (22.7%). Out of 617 total births registered, 477 were male and 140 were female.
Rowe as a male name
Ranked #3,574 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (37 births)
Rowe as a female name
Ranked #5,560 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (27 births)
Rowe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rowe span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 262 babies were registered. Rowe remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rowe by Decade
How has Rowe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rowe by State
Rowe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rowe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rowe
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rowe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rowe?
We estimate approximately 469 people named Rowe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 730,819 Americans share this first name.
Is Rowe a common name?
Rowe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 617 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rowe most popular?
Rowe reached peak popularity in 2023, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rowe is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rowe a male name?
Rowe is predominantly male. 77.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rowe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rowe Smith, Rowe Johnson, Rowe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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