Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Rowena
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1917
Peak births
224
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Rowena
How many people are named Rowena?
An estimated 3,562 living Americans are named Rowena.
How rare is Rowena?
Rowena is very rare among babies today, with 32 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.7% from its 1917 peak.
How old is the typical Rowena?
The median age of a living American named Rowena is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 43 and 70 years old.
Is Rowena still popular?
Yes — Rowena is currently rising in popularity, with 32 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Rowena most common?
Rowena has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 50.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19172025
Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
85.7%
2025
32
All-time
10,526
Where it lives now
Rowena is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 50.5× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Rowena is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.