Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Elowen

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #798 Trend ↑ Rising 83%
Rank 2025
#798
among girls · ↑100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
341
named Elowen · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,713
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
341 babies
All-time total
2,088
#4,577 all-time among girls
First recorded
2008
in Social Security records

Elowen popularity over time

2,088 babies have been named Elowen since 2008, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 5 1 – #18,356
2010s 651 65 +12920% #1,328
2020s (to 2025) 1,432 239 +267% #798

Where Elowen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 377 0.23 outside top 500
2027 411 0.26 outside top 500
2028 442 0.27 outside top 500
2029 470 0.29 outside top 500
2030 495 0.31 outside top 500

Where Elowen is most popular

Girls named Elowen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.156 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, Wisconsin, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elowen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 10 0.646 +314%
Wisconsin 42 0.408 +161%
Montana 5 0.369 +136%
Minnesota 37 0.343 +119%
Colorado 35 0.314 +101%
Washington 43 0.298 +90%
Michigan 53 0.291 +86%
Tennessee 46 0.290 +86%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 +73%
Indiana 38 0.271 +73%
Ohio 55 0.232 +48%
Pennsylvania 53 0.224 +43%
North Carolina 50 0.220 +41%
Missouri 26 0.216 +38%
Oregon 14 0.215 +38%
Arkansas 11 0.208 +33%
Virginia 35 0.205 +31%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +22%
Kentucky 16 0.187 +20%
Idaho 5 0.149 ≈ national
Illinois 32 0.140 -11%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -15%
Arizona 18 0.128 -18%
Georgia 29 0.128 -18%
California 101 0.120 -23%
Utah 10 0.120 -23%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -26%
Florida 48 0.112 -28%
Texas 87 0.108 -31%
Louisiana 9 0.103 -34%
New York 40 0.101 -35%
Kansas 5 0.087 -45%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -45%
Iowa 5 0.086 -45%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -54%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -57%
Alabama 5 0.053 -66%
Maryland 5 0.047 -70%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elowen

Elowen is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #798 in 2025 with 341 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2008, 2,088 American babies have been named Elowen. Its peak came in 2025, when 341 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elowen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elowen?

The median living Elowen is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 2,100 people named Elowen are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elowen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 341 #798
2024 296 #898
2023 236 #1,061
2022 211 #1,153
2021 184 #1,264
2020 164 #1,346
2019 172 #1,328
2018 158 #1,416
2017 131 #1,646
2016 86 #2,231
2015 36 #4,092
2014 26 #5,205
2013 19 #6,546
2012 13 #8,788
2011 10 #10,619
2010 – –
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2008 5 #18,356
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elowen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elowen?

The median living Elowen is about 3 years old. Half of all living Elowens are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Elowen are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Elowen are alive in the United States, based on 2,088 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Elowen in 2025?

Elowen ranked #798 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 341 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elowen?

2,088 babies have been named Elowen in the United States since 2008, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elowen most popular?

Elowen peaked in 2025, when 341 newborns received the name.

Is Elowen a boy or girl name?

Elowen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elowen rising or falling?

Elowen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elowen become more popular?

Elowen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 495 girls named Elowen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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