Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rowena

#1,563 most common girls' name of all time · #2,705 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,563
Rank overall
#2,705 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,526
Since 2016
338
Peak year
1917 #429
Best rank
#429 1893
Girls Boys peak 224/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rowena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 32 — 32 #4,354
2024 48 — 48 #3,277
2023 37 — 37 #3,985
2022 39 — 39 #3,828
2021 33 — 33 #4,248
2020 51 — 51 #3,093
2019 28 — 28 #4,775
2018 29 — 29 #4,663
2017 22 — 22 #5,662
2016 19 — 19 #6,409
2015 12 — 12 #8,938
2014 14 — 14 #8,059
2013 11 — 11 #9,617
2012 11 — 11 #9,717
2011 15 — 15 #7,789
2010 7 — 7 #13,459
2009 14 — 14 #8,458
2008 12 — 12 #9,481
2007 10 — 10 #10,824
2006 15 — 15 #7,873
2005 18 — 18 #6,532
2004 14 — 14 #7,837
2003 6 — 6 #13,854
2002 12 — 12 #8,291
2001 11 — 11 #8,761
2000 15 — 15 #6,812
1999 13 — 13 #7,252
1998 17 — 17 #5,806
1997 16 — 16 #5,875
1996 19 — 19 #5,069
1995 11 — 11 #7,527
1994 10 — 10 #8,135
1993 16 — 16 #5,683
1992 18 — 18 #5,272
1991 22 — 22 #4,501
1990 21 — 21 #4,530
1989 24 — 24 #4,024
1988 27 — 27 #3,487
1987 24 — 24 #3,630
1986 35 — 35 #2,728
1985 38 — 38 #2,547
1984 41 — 41 #2,344
1983 47 — 47 #2,100
1982 52 — 52 #1,991
1981 44 — 44 #2,265
1980 59 — 59 #1,835
1979 56 — 56 #1,877
1978 47 — 47 #2,017
1977 56 — 56 #1,803
1976 54 — 54 #1,749
1975 61 — 61 #1,605
1974 45 — 45 #1,916
1973 58 — 58 #1,593
1972 58 — 58 #1,578
1971 76 — 76 #1,391
1970 55 — 55 #1,681
1969 49 — 49 #1,730
1968 64 — 64 #1,407
1967 80 — 80 #1,189
1966 75 — 75 #1,241
1965 91 — 91 #1,101
1964 99 — 99 #1,097
1963 122 — 122 #961
1962 143 — 143 #881
1961 126 — 126 #961
1960 111 — 111 #1,022
1959 128 — 128 #921
1958 107 — 107 #1,003
1957 136 — 136 #872
1956 122 — 122 #910
1955 135 — 135 #835
1954 161 — 161 #728
1953 153 — 153 #736
1952 114 — 114 #863
1951 114 — 114 #836
1950 98 — 98 #895
1949 89 — 89 #946
1948 85 — 85 #940
1947 113 — 113 #825
1946 107 — 107 #797
1945 89 — 89 #800
1944 99 — 99 #768
1943 124 — 124 #681
1942 109 — 109 #711
1941 120 — 120 #647
1940 121 — 121 #642
1939 140 — 140 #570
1938 157 — 157 #545
1937 136 — 136 #579
1936 122 — 122 #597
1935 122 — 122 #587
1934 168 — 168 #497
1933 139 — 139 #540
1932 179 — 179 #494
1931 159 — 159 #522
1930 159 — 159 #540
1929 177 — 177 #508
1928 157 — 157 #562
1927 171 — 171 #541
1926 162 — 162 #560
1925 170 — 170 #550
1924 165 — 165 #568
1923 188 — 188 #510
1922 181 — 181 #520
1921 209 — 209 #477
1920 194 — 194 #496
1919 200 — 200 #471
1918 175 — 175 #526
1917 224 — 224 #429
1916 165 — 165 #510
1915 182 — 182 #458
1914 136 — 136 #468
1913 119 — 119 #459
1912 96 — 96 #489
1911 60 — 60 #545
1910 55 — 55 #555
1909 52 — 52 #524
1908 54 — 54 #495
1907 41 — 41 #573
1906 46 — 46 #510
1905 27 — 27 #689
1904 43 — 43 #505
1903 27 — 27 #645
1902 37 — 37 #532
1901 37 — 37 #505
1900 42 — 42 #521
1899 38 — 38 #476
1898 32 — 32 #579
1897 34 — 34 #505
1896 43 — 43 #443
1895 41 — 41 #450
1894 33 — 33 #501
1893 41 — 41 #429
1892 32 — 32 #487
1891 32 — 32 #453
1890 28 — 28 #495
1889 17 — 17 #633
1888 19 — 19 #588
1887 27 — 27 #433
1886 18 — 18 #536
1885 20 — 20 #483
1884 19 — 19 #476
1883 13 — 13 #551
1882 13 — 13 #525
1881 6 — 6 #765
1880 8 — 8 #670