Little red one; or dweller by the rowan tree
Rowe is a surname-turned-given name with dual etymological paths. It often serves as a medieval diminutive of Roland or a nickname for someone with red hair, but it can also denote someone living near a row of houses or rowan trees.
Less common today
Rowe isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,606 in 2025.
Founder of the famous jukebox manufacturing company
A character in the fantasy novel series 'The Licanius Trilogy' · The Shadow of What Was Lost
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
