How Many People Are Named Eowyn?
people named Eowyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 182,968 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,882 babies named Eowyn in Social Security records from 1973 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
146 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "horse joy" in Old English. This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) Eowyn is the niece of King Theoden of Rohan. She slays the Lord of the Nazgul in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Eowyn in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Eowyn alive today is about 11 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Eowyn first appears in the records in 1973, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 146 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Eowyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,471, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,471.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,471 |
| Best rank | #1,471 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,451 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Eowyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Eowyn were born in California than in any other state: about 135 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Eowyn was given 5 times as often in Washington, 1.7 times in California and 1.6 times in Texas.
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