girl's name
Elowen
- Origin Cornish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,038
the United States
#798
2025 births
Elowen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 341 babies in the United States, ranking #798. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Elowen is a name of Cornish origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 341 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,722 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Elowen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 651 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,432 |
How popular is Elowen?
In 2025, Elowen was given to 341 babies in the United States, ranking #798 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elowen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elowen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elowen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elowen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elowen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elowen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elowen
How popular is the name Elowen?
In 2025, Elowen was given to 341 babies in the United States, ranking #798 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Elowen a girl's or a boy's name?
Elowen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elowen most popular?
Elowen peaked in 2025, when 341 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elowen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elowen currently ranks #484 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.