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Rowena

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rowena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rowena: Recorded since 1968, it reached #245 in 1974, and it stood at #3,035 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #571 to #5765.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#571#5765
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#594
1997#571
1998#817
1999#663
2000#993
2001#1107
2002#1317
2003#1383
2004#1535
2005#1796
2006#1862
2007#1854
2008#2292
2009#3422
2010#2392
2011#2432
2012#4171
2013#2460
2014#5691
2015#4103
2016#2367
2017#5765
2018#3518
2019#4686
2020#3447
2021#4634
2022#3148
2023#2927
2024#4843
2025#3035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 26 of the 44 years from 1968 to 2011.

In 2011: #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2432 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #357 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1968–2011

    Highest recorded position: #245 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1968–2011).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #245 in Republic of Ireland in 1974.

Rowena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#29278HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#236711HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#246010HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#41715HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#185413HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#186212HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#179612HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#153514HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#138315HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#131715HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#110718HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#99321HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#66336HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#81727HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#57145HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#59441HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3846HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#4574HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3776HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4075HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#3627HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#3348HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4016HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3558HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#31311HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#28314HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#26614HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#31110HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#29810HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#28211HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#24517HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#28212HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#3526HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3835HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3266HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#3574HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rowena is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rowena, between 1968 and 2025, in 54 of those 58 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1968–201126#245 in 1974
England and Wales1996–202530#571 in 1997

Its high point came 23 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1974) than in England and Wales (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1991; it appears again in 1995.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #245 in Republic of Ireland in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.