Recorded 1921–1957 Girls' name Peak 1921 15 births

Rowana — girls' name

15 babies named Rowana in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s10
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Rowana was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

5 babies were named Rowana in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rowana

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Rowana between 1921 and 1957, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rowana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rowana performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rowana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rowana 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 15 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.

Rowana at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

15

Since 1921

37 years of records

Peak year

1921

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1921

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1957

Rowana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1921

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1921)
5
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5 195719551921 5

Rowana by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Rowana's all-time total
1920s51950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rowana?
15 babies have been named Rowana since 1921. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1921 with 5 births.
When was Rowana most popular?
Rowana was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Rowana been used?
Rowana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 37 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Rowana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rowan, Rowena, Rowyn, Rowen, and 4 more. 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, 1921–1957 (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.