How Many People Are Named Rowena?
An estimated 3,955 people in the United States have the first name Rowena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Rowena peaked in popularity in 1917 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rowena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rowena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,955
About 1 in 86,664 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1917
224 births
Total Registered
10,491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rowena
Rowena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,491 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rowena as a female name
Ranked #3,430 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (224 births)
Rowena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rowena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,774 babies were registered. Rowena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rowena by Decade
How has Rowena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rowena by State
Birth registrations for Rowena span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho. On average, about 140 Rowenas were registered per state.
Rowena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rowena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rowena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rowena?
We estimate approximately 3,955 people named Rowena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 86,664 Americans share this first name.
Is Rowena a common name?
Rowena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rowena most popular?
Rowena reached peak popularity in 1917, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rowena is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rowena a female name?
Rowena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rowena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rowena Smith, Rowena Johnson, Rowena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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