Rowena
3 syllables
♀ Female ◎ English / Welsh / Cornish ◈ 3 syllables
"Fame and Delight"

From English / Welsh / Cornish

Fame and Delight Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Rowena at a glance
MeaningFame and Delight
OriginEnglish / Welsh / Cornish
GenderFemale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#5024
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Origin & history of Rowena
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English / Welsh / Cornish roots
Rowena comes from the English / Welsh / Cornish tradition, meaning Fame and Delight.
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How popular is Rowena?
1917 peak year
The name Rowena reached its peak in 1917, with 224 registrations (ranked #429). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5024) today, averaging about 32 new babies per year. Rowena has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 10,491 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
224 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #429)
32 Avg. per year
(last decade)
320 Total registrations
last 10 years
10,491 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #5,024) Rare
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Rowena
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
R9
O6
W5
E5
N5
A1
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Rowena
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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