Eowyn
Eowyn was the 1471st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,096 places. More babies were named Eowyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,471 girls, up 753 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,882babies recorded
Eowyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,471 | 146 |
| 2020 | #2,224 | 81 |
| 2010 | #3,222 | 51 |
| 2000 | #15,812 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,404 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eowyn, counting every spelling?
Eowyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,360 for girls in 2025, against #1,471 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Eowyn?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eowyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eowyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eowyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eowyn?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Eowyn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Eowyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eowyn by state
How common Eowyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.3×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Eowyn
How popular is the name Eowyn?
Eowyn was the 1471st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,096 places. More babies were named Eowyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eowyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eowyn in the US.
Where is Eowyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eowyn was most common in Washington (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Oregon.