US rank #1884 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,732 births

Eowyn — #1884 US girls' name

1,732 babies named Eowyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s241990s212000s4042010s7412020s508
#1884
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Eowyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

114 babies were named Eowyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eowyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,732 babies named Eowyn between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eowyn currently holds the #1884 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eowyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 741 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eowyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Eowyn in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eowyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,732 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eowyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,732

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2023

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,884

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eowyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
114
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Eowyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
741 births that decade — 43% of Eowyn's all-time total
1970s341980s241990s212000s4042010s7412020s508

Eowyn by state

Where Eowyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eowyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
124 7.2%
#2 Texas
108 6.2%
#3 Washington
59 3.4%
#4 Florida
32 1.8%
#5 Ohio
31 1.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
26 1.5%
#7 Indiana
18 1.0%
#8 North Carolina
18 1.0%
California share of Eowyn's total US births 7.2%
Even split

124 of 1,732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Eowyn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eowyn?
1,732 babies have been named Eowyn since 1973. It currently ranks #1884 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 114 births.
When was Eowyn most popular?
Eowyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 741 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Eowyn most popular?
The top states for the name Eowyn are California (124 births), Texas (108 births), Washington (59 births).
How long has the name Eowyn been used?
Eowyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.