Rowdy

American word name

Rowdy Origin and Meaning

The name Rowdy is a boy's name of American origin.

Rowdy was first famously used as a given name in the television series Rawhide, with the young Clint Eastwood playing Rowdy Yates. More recently, competitive swimmer Rowdy Gaines has been featured in a series of TV commercials, and a new badass baby name is gaining notice. The word Rowdy originated in the U.S. in the early 19th century, used to describe a rough or lawless backwoodsman. It's one of the distinctly American names.

Rowdy Popularity

• 1358 Nameberry 2024
• 12 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Rowdy

• Ryan John "Rowdy" Tellez American baseball player
• Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV American swimmer
• Rowdy Herrington American film director
• Kyle "Rowdy" Busch American NASCAR driver
• "Rowdy" Roddy Piper ring name of Roderick George Toombs, Canadian pro wrestler
• Rowdy little girl seen on Food Network show "The Pioneer Woman"

Rowdy in Pop Culture

• Rowdy Burns character in 1990 film Days of Thunder
• Rowdy Yates character in film Rawhide
• Rowdy stuffed Labrador dog on TV's Scrubs
• Rowdy character in the book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part,Time Indian"