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Rowena

Girl

Meaning of Rowena: English: 'fame and joy'

Rowena is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4240th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4240

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,526

First recorded 1880 · peak 1917

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 47 babies1984: 41 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 35 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 7 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 48 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Rowena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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