Girls' name · since 2008

Elowyn

Elowyn has 3,599 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,190 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#299 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,599
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade

Elowyn currently ranks #299 among girls' names in America, with 3,599 babies recorded since 2008.

Social Security Administration records show Elowyn recorded 3,599 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #299 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.

  • #3,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,599 born since 2008
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elowyn ranks #3,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,599 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,190 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#299 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,599
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.2%
Elowyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Elowyn's 3,599 recorded births place it above 95.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Elowyn compares

3,599 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Elowyn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elowyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,599 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,029 21 19,840

Elowyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elowyn splits its recorded history at 2017: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,029 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elowyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
1,029
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
05001,0001,500 2008201220152018202120242025 1,029

Elowyn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (2,897 births, 80% of the file).

2020s was Elowyn's strongest decade.

2,897 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Elowyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,897 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elowyn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elowyn's total volume

Elowyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -128, 3.6%-28, 6.8%-146, 2.9%-80, 4.5%-90, 2.1%-40, 5.6%-57, 4.9%-24, 8.4%-146, 2.5%-144, 3%-146, 2.9%-108, 6.3%-118, 2.5%-92, 4.5%-145, 4.8%Elowyn-18, 28.6%Elowyn
Elowyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Elowyn by state

Where Elowyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Elowyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
214 5.9%
#2 Texas
200 5.6%
#3 Ohio
149 4.1%
#4 Michigan
140 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
136 3.8%
#6 Wisconsin
136 3.8%
#7 Washington
135 3.8%
#8 Indiana
125 3.5%
California share of Elowyn's total US births 5.9%
Even split

214 of 3,599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Elowyn appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elowyn?
3,599 babies have been named Elowyn since 2008. All-time, it sits at #3,190 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #299 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 1,029 births.
Where does Elowyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elowyn ranks #3,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elowyn most popular?
Elowyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,897 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Elowyn most popular?
The top states for the name Elowyn are California (214 births), Texas (200 births), Ohio (149 births).
How long has the name Elowyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Elowyn since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Elowyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eloise, Elouise, Elora, Eloisa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elowyn's data

  • California records the most Elowyns (214 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elowyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elowyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.