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Eowyn

Girl

Meaning of Eowyn: Old English: 'horse joy'

Eowyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1426th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1426

146 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,882

First recorded 1973 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 64 babies2007: 56 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 76 babies2013: 72 babies2014: 78 babies2015: 70 babies2016: 79 babies2017: 100 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 87 babies2020: 81 babies20202021: 111 babies2022: 96 babies2023: 114 babies2024: 109 babies2025: 146 babies
US babies named Eowyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 146.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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