Recorded 1936–2020 Girls' name Peak 2020 23 births

Rowenna — girls' name

23 babies named Rowenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s52010s112020s7
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rowenna was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rowenna in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rowenna

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Rowenna between 1936 and 2020, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rowenna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rowenna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rowenna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rowenna 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 23 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.

Rowenna at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

23

Since 1936

85 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1936

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rowenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1936

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020201920181936 5

Rowenna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 48% of Rowenna's all-time total
1930s52010s112020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rowenna?
23 babies have been named Rowenna since 1936. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Rowenna most popular?
Rowenna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Rowenna been used?
Rowenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 85 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rowenna?
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, 1936–2020 (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.