Celtic · unisex

Rowan

A warm name climbing in the U.S. right now.

Rank 2024

#71

Trend

rising

Band

common

Styles

nature · classic

Meaning

Little red one, the rowan tree

Rowan is a common unisex name with Celtic roots. In 2024, 4,647 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #71 nationally, and it has been climbing in recent years. Its style leans nature, classic, modern — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

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About Celtic names

Celtic names come from the old languages of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, and they carry that landscape with them — names meaning fair, little fire, born of the sea. Spellings can look mysterious to American eyes (Saoirse, Niamh) because Gaelic follows its own elegant rules. Many arrive with myths attached: warriors, queens, and figures from stories a thousand years deep.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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