Rowena
Girl name · #4354 in 2025 · Uniqueness 88/100
Rowena is currently the #4354 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Rowena.
The 145-year story
Rowena first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1917, when 224 girls were named Rowena — good for #429 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rowena per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rowena in class?
Rowena scores 88 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Rowena will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rowena is most common
State-level data for Rowena is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Rowena
Statistically, parents drawn to Rowena tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Filomena, Verena, Verna, Bertha, and Delfina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rowena | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3984 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3827 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3091 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4773 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rowena a popular girl name?
Rowena ranked #4354 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Rowena most popular?
Rowena peaked in 1917, when 224 American girls received the name (ranked #429 that year). Since 1917 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Rowena?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Rowena. It scores 88/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.