Rowan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Rowan \ro-wan\ is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "little red-head". Also the name of a flowering tree with red berries.

Rowan has 4 variant forms: Roan, Rohan, Rowe and Rowen.

For more information, see also the related name Rooney.

Baby names that sound like Rowan are Royan, Ron, Roane, Ronn, Ryan and Rian.

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