Rowan for a boy..

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What do you think of Rowan for a boy?

I didn't realise it was unisex, always thought of it as a boys name.

yes it's unisex, but it's lovely for both :)

I love the name.

I think it's a lovely name and yes, have only met male Rowans before

Great name!

I only think of it as a boys name. Never met a female Rowan.

Lovely name! I only know boys.

Yes lovely - also Rohan

It's nice but Roman seems very popular right now, as are names like Reuben, Rufus, Rory etc so it might seem a bit samey.

I know several of each sex. Lovely name!

It's my baby girls name so obviously I'm biased in associating it with girls. In reality it's unisex but still predominantly boys in England.
However in Scotland it's a girl name and is in the top 100 list for girls (rising fast) but does not feature in the top 100 boy list.
In America if you look at the statistics the name appears to be transitioning to a girl name the way Ashley and Hilary did, potentially as a few celebrities have named their daughter's Rowan.

Favourite ever name. I have one :-) Would have used for a girl as well. And it's TOTALLY different from Roman - completely unrelated etymology.

Lovely name

It’s lovely. I think of it more as a boy’s name, although I know it can be used for both. It’s much more commonly male than female in both the UK and US, and the famous examples I can think of are all male (Atkinson, Williams). I like it a lot, it seems like a very down to earth name to me.

It's a lovely name

In terms of the name itself it depends what you are looking for. One word of warning is that Rowan is getting extremely popular at the same time as other similar names like RoMan (which is one of the top fastest rising boy names). There's 2 Roman's at our small local nursery and I'm forever being asked "is that Ro_an with an M or W". I picked the name as I thought it was familiar but a bit different but i stupidly hadn't checked the statistics or I'd have spotted that in the last couple of years there's now nearly 3,000 babies a year called Roman, Rowan, Rohan etc. I know it's illogical but it bothers me but probably wouldn't bother others. The names all sound quite different to me but I can see why they merge into one if there's a class with Reuben Rowan and Roman in.

Here's a graph showing the growth in numbers for Roman if you're interested:

names.darkgreener.com/#roman

Lovely name. For both sexes.
Reminds me of The Wicker Man.

I'm not keen.

Ronan?

I always think of Rowan as a girls name, maybe as the Anne ending sounds feminine to me and all the adult Rowan's I know are girls. I think it's a nice enough name but wouldn't use now Roman and Rowan are both shooting up the top 100 at the same time and do blend into one for me now whereas they never used to until I began hearing them so much together. Neither name has been in the top 100 in history until now so could "date" (whatever that means 😆) and become a Sharon/Darren type name, if that's a concern.

The girls I know did get shortened to "Row" whether they like it or not so have a think if you mind that.

I'm really undecided and fast running out of time as he's almost 6 weeks, I'm due to register him in a couple of weeks (back log due to covid bought me a little extra time). But he needs a name!

I find boys so hard to name. Rowan is my favourite but I dont love it and I just can't commit. Rowan is also the only name me and my husband both like. He hates all my suggestions and I hate all his!

Prefer the name Rowan on a girl. Roman with an 'm' very popular now too -- all that subset/tranche of names sound too trendy now sadly. Definitely having a moment so ignore me as loads seem to like Roman and Rowan right now. Reuben Rory and Ronnie all sharp risers too.

Totally love it. Don't like Roman at all.

Rowans are always nice too!

Rowan reminds me of Rowan Atkinson - Mr Bean!

Sorry I posted before I saw your updated post @rainbowdroplets

First thing first- don't panic. 6 weeks is nothing in the grand scheme of things so take a deep breath. If you don't love this name then maybe go back to the drawing board for a bit and see if you come back to it. Easy. Don't get stressed though, registering births has been put on the back burner and you must be exhausted so take some time.

What sort of names do you and your husband tend to like? Something unusual? Traditional? Modern sounding? Are you concerned about popularity or is that not even a factor for you?

Maybe if you tell us more about the type of names you like, people here will suggest names you've never thought of or might make you revisit names you previously discarded.

I prefer it for a girl, it seems a bit “wet” for a boy.