Recorded 1917–1933 Girls' name Peak 1933 11 births

Owena — girls' name

11 babies named Owena in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s6
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Owena was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

6 babies were named Owena in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Owena

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Owena between 1917 and 1933, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Owena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Owena performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Owena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Owena 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 11 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.

Owena at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

11

Since 1917

17 years of records

Peak year

1933

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1917

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1933

Owena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1917

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1933)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19331917 5

Owena by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Owena's all-time total
1910s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Owena?
11 babies have been named Owena since 1917. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1933 with 6 births.
When was Owena most popular?
Owena was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Owena been used?
Owena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 17 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Owena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Owen, Oweda, Oweta, Owetta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1917–1933 (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.