Rowan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Rowan \ro-wan\ is pronounced ROH-an. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "red-berry tree".

Rowan has 3 variant forms: Roanna, Roanne and Rowen.

Baby names that sound like Rowan are Rhyan, Roana, Rona, Ronay, Ronae, Rowena, Rowina, Ryan and Rian.

Rowan is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Rowan. Click here to compare Rowan with related baby names.