Rowena Girl
How popular is Rowena?
#4,351 girl name in 2025
32 baby girls were named Rowena in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
4,617living people named Rowena (est.)
65median age of people named Rowena
10,526babies named Rowena since 1880
1 in 103,604US babies born in 2025
Rowena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,351 for girls (▼ 1074 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+167% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,926 in 2015, #3,091 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1917 (224 girls) |
| Highest rank | #422 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Rowena is most popular
Babies named Rowena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Rowena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 160 | #424 |
| 1890s | 354 | #422 |
| 1900s | 406 | #493 |
| 1910s | 1,412 | #429 |
| 1920s | 1,774 | #477 |
| 1930s | 1,481 | #494 |
| 1940s | 1,056 | #641 |
| 1950s | 1,268 | #727 |
| 1960s | 960 | #879 |
| 1970s | 566 | #1,389 |
| 1980s | 391 | #1,833 |
| 1990s | 163 | #4,491 |
| 2000s | 127 | #6,523 |
| 2010s | 168 | #4,660 |
| 2020s | 240 | #3,091 |
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Questions
- Is Rowena a boy or girl name?
- Rowena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rowena were girls.
- How popular is the name Rowena?
- 32 baby girls were named Rowena in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
- When was Rowena most popular?
- Rowena peaked in 1917, when 224 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #422 in 1893.
- How many people are named Rowena?
- 10,526 babies have been named Rowena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.
- Where is Rowena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rowena was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.