Rowena
Rowena was the 4441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1917 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,943 places. More babies were named Rowena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,441 girls, down 1,311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,526babies recorded
Rowena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,441 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,130 | 51 |
| 2010 | #14,670 | 7 |
| 2000 | #7,082 | 15 |
| 1990 | #4,652 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,860 | 59 |
| 1970 | #1,696 | 55 |
| 1960 | #1,024 | 111 |
| 1950 | #897 | 98 |
| 1940 | #643 | 121 |
| 1930 | #540 | 159 |
| 1920 | #495 | 194 |
| 1910 | #558 | 55 |
| 1900 | #523 | 42 |
| 1890 | #497 | 28 |
| 1880 | #670 | 8 |
How popular is Rowena, counting every spelling?
Rowena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rowena?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rowena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rowena 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 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rowena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rowena?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Rowena are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 47 and 74. That makes Rowena a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Rowena by state
How common Rowena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Rowena
How popular is the name Rowena?
Rowena was the 4441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1917 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,943 places. More babies were named Rowena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rowena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rowena in the US.
Where is Rowena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rowena was most common in Ohio (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.