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Boys Named Rowan
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Rowan in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 3,656 boys have been named Rowan since 1880 in the United States.
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User Comments about the name Rowan
Comment left Sep 02, 2008: "if we ever have another child and it happens to be a girl, her name will be rowan! why do people think it's so uncommon and new for girls. has anyone ever seen "the wickerman"? the original i might add! made in the early 70's." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 03, 2008: "Rowan is a really good boys name and an ok girls name. The point is anyone can name their kids whatever they want and we just have to deal with it. I plan to name my son this, it has been my top boy name for a long time now since I saw a boy on a website named it a couple years ago. I appreciate the name on boys and girls though because I just think its simply a beautiful name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 24, 2008: "'Rowan' is an exelent name for boys and girls,buy I think it does sound more masculin than femenin and realy depends on the charachter of the girl.I rate it thumbs up for a boy and diangle for a girl(either way,both great name!)" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 24, 2008: "Well,infact,my name IS rowan,and i am a boy. I dont realy see the name being boy or girl as the name iriginates from a tree,wich is nor boy or girl(or as we belive anyway) so in other words it makes no difference if it's a boy or girl,well at least,i certinaly don't care!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 18, 2008: "There are so so many beautiful girls names to choose from - I had a huge list for my baby of fantastic names if it was a girl, but for a boy I could find very few names that I liked that were original and not overly popular. I had a boy and had to pick from only two names - I picked Rowan.
I agree with previous comments that names only ever go one way - once they start being used for girls, the boys miss out! Let the boys keep what few nice names they have!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 03, 2008: "Rowan is a lovely name for a boy or a girl, but I do think it's a shame that so many boys' names are being given to girls. It never goes the other way, and I agree with the commenter who complains that good boys' names are already scarce. Eventually those names will be deemed too "girly" to give to boys, and their use for boys will fade completely.
The names Leslie, Beverly, Kimberley, and Ashley, to name only a few, were once exclusively boy's names, and are now almost exclusively given to girls. I'd love to name my son Rowan, but not if people found his name as "girly" as we find Leslie and Kimberley today." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 03, 2008: "We named our son "Rohen" (sounds the same as Rowan) and it often gets misspelled. People assume we went by the more traditional version (or they think they should pronounce the H, like Ro-HEN) but we just thought this was a more unique version - love the name no matter how it is spelled though. I have a friend who has a daughter named Rowan. I think it's great for either boy or girl." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 11, 2008: "My son's name is Rowan, but I was going to name my child Rowan whether it was a boy or girl, I love the name and I think it sounds great for either sex. Personally, I also really love "boys" names for girls, it's time for people to stop thinking they can impose silly standards on strangers by telling them a name they like is for "boys" or "girls" only." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 05, 2008: "I am British and I love the name Rowan. Have never known it used for girls until I moved to the States. I, too, think that it is a shame to use boys names for a girl." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 04, 2008: "I find it offensive that anyone should try to dictate whether Rowan (or any other name) is only for boys or girls. Many names are unisex, and just because someone may not have come across it for one gender does not mean it doesn't exist. I know both male and female Rowans. It is a celtic name which originates from the Rowan tree (found in UK as per previous post) and is particularly popular in Scotland. It has several meanings associated with the Rowan tree such as 'little red head'red berries'and 'red'" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jan 30, 2008: "The chart is so awkward
my name is rowan but im a gal..." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Nov 04, 2007: "We recently had twin girls. Their names are Gwendolyn and Rowan. My wife has loved the name Rowan for some time (long before Brooke's daughter was born). I went to university with a friend whose sister wad named Rowan. Prior to naming her, we were aware of the unisex nature of the name, historically the name has been used as both male and female. It appears as though the modern trend is female." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Oct 29, 2007: "I love this name. I am pregnant now, and If I have a Daughter (I find out in 2 days!!) I will name her Rowan. It is NOT because of Brooke Shields! Rowan has been used as a girl name before Brooke had her daughter. Rowan to me has always been a unisex name. It may have orginated as masculine, but turned to unisex. There is a female charachter in the Movie "Wicker Man" from the 70's named Rowan.There is also a female charachter in the Anne Rice novel "The Witching Hour" named Rowan. That book was published in 1990, and it's that book that I got my love of the name Rowan from. I think it's a pretty name for girls, and a distinguished name for boys." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 26, 2007: "I named my son Rowan. People have told me it's a girls name because "Brook Sheilds named her daughter that". It's funny, when I found the name in the old english/celtic names baby book the name was described to mean "Rugged". I suppose girls could be rugged too, but it doesn't seem to be complimenting." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 21, 2007: "I really think this is a boy's name. However, now my husband doesn't want to name our son this, because he thinks it is one of those names that is going ot be taken over by the girls. So many great names for girls (so few for guys.) And yet, people just keep taking from the poor (boys) and giving to the rich (girls.) Crudola. It was my favorite boy name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 12, 2007: "Rowan is a boy's name and should remain so. We get fed up with people giving male names to their daughters. Imagine a boy called Sarah or Jennifer. Maybe those who call their boy Rowan should consider a name like Heather for their next boy. My son Rowan agrees. He is 14 and we knew of no girls called Rowan when he was born." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 12, 2007: "Rowan is a boy's name and should remain so. We get fed up with people giving male names to their daughters. Imagine a boy called Sarah or Jennifer. Maybe those who call their boy Rowan should consider a name like Heather for their next boy. My son Rowan agrees. He is 14 and we knew of no girls caled Rowan when he was born." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 06, 2007: "I named my son Rowan after hearing someone call out their boy's name at the Zoo. I loved it...and thought it was not too popular. Two years later there are THREE boys named Rowan at his daycare.
Go figure" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 08, 2007: "We named our daughter Rowan in 2003. We absolutely love this beautiful name and we get many compliments on how nice it is.
The only problem with unique names like this is people believe you copied celebrities. Brooke Shields named her daughter Rowan but it was several months after our own." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 26, 2007: "I love the name Rowan! I called my son by that name. I think of it more as a male name obviously, but I think it would be just as nice for a girl. It is different but not weird. A name that will suit a person throughout childhood and adulthood. =)" (Report as inappropriate)
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