Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Eowyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,471 Trend ↑ Rising 55%
Rank 2025
#1,471
among girls · ↑372 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
146
named Eowyn · +34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,009
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
146 babies
All-time total
1,882
#4,881 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Eowyn popularity over time

1,882 babies have been named Eowyn since 1973, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 34 3 – #6,496
1980s 24 2 -29% #8,404
1990s 21 2 -12% #9,000
2000s 404 40 +1824% #2,510
2010s 742 74 +84% #1,981
2020s (to 2025) 657 110 +48% #1,471

Where Eowyn 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 157 0.10 outside top 500
2027 166 0.10 outside top 500
2028 175 0.11 outside top 500
2029 183 0.11 outside top 500
2030 190 0.12 outside top 500

Where Eowyn is most popular

Girls named Eowyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Indiana, and Oregon.

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 Eowyn 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
Washington 24 0.166 +134%
Indiana 13 0.093 +30%
Oregon 6 0.092 +30%
Utah 7 0.084 +18%
Michigan 14 0.077 +8%
Tennessee 12 0.076 +7%
Pennsylvania 16 0.068 -5%
Virginia 10 0.059 -17%
Florida 24 0.056 -21%
Ohio 13 0.055 -23%
Texas 43 0.053 -25%
Illinois 12 0.052 -26%
California 41 0.049 -31%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -32%
Colorado 5 0.045 -37%
New York 5 0.013 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Eowyn

Eowyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,471 in 2025 with 146 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,882 American babies have been named Eowyn. Its peak came in 2025, when 146 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 Eowyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eowyn?

The median living Eowyn is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 1,900 people named Eowyn are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Eowyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 146 #1,471
2024 109 #1,843
2023 114 #1,785
2022 96 #2,026
2021 111 #1,819
2020 81 #2,224
2019 87 #2,145
2018 78 #2,346
2017 100 #1,981
2016 79 #2,372
2015 70 #2,567
2014 78 #2,358
2013 72 #2,492
2012 76 #2,433
2011 51 #3,237
2010 51 #3,222
2009 55 #3,104
2008 50 #3,341
2007 56 #3,103
2006 64 #2,765
2005 69 #2,510
2004 64 #2,602
2003 22 #5,479
2002 7 #12,636
2001 12 #8,358
2000 5 #15,812
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 7 #8,404
1975 6 #8,295
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
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1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eowyn?

The median living Eowyn is about 9 years old. Half of all living Eowyns are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Eowyn are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Eowyn are alive in the United States, based on 1,882 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eowyn in 2025?

Eowyn ranked #1,471 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 146 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eowyn?

1,882 babies have been named Eowyn in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eowyn most popular?

Eowyn peaked in 2025, when 146 newborns received the name.

Is Eowyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Eowyn rising or falling?

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

Will Eowyn become more popular?

Eowyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 190 girls named Eowyn 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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