Masculine dossier · first seen 1959
Rowdy
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
251
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Rowdy
How many people are named Rowdy?
An estimated 4,817 living Americans are named Rowdy.
How rare is Rowdy?
Rowdy is uncommon among babies today, with 250 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Rowdy?
The median age of a living American named Rowdy is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 30 years old.
Is Rowdy still popular?
Yes — Rowdy is currently rising in popularity, with 250 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Rowdy most common?
Rowdy has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 12.4× more often than the national baseline.
1959Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0.4%
2025
250
All-time
4,980
Where it lives now
Rowdy is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 10.1× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Rowdy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.