Boy name
Rowdy
Rowdy holds the #940 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 250 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1158 in 2020 to #940 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#922 nationally, 251 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1959. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#239 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#940
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#922
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
250
boys named Rowdy
Rowdy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Rowdy is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#239), Idaho (#302), Oklahoma (#351)
Uniqueness score
52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rowdy in the most recent year of SSA data.
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