Elowyn
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Meaning
variant of Elowen, "elm tree" in Cornish (a recently coined Cornish name)
The story
Elowyn is a variant of Elowen, which means elm tree in Cornish, and Behind the Name adds the honest note that Elowen is itself a recently coined Cornish name, part of the modern revival of the language. The American records agree about the youth: five girls in the 2000s, about 700 in the 2010s, and with about 2,900 so far this decade it has already passed that total several times over with years to run. It arrives alongside Elowen and Elodie in the wave of El- names, but the Cornish root gives it something the sound-alikes lack: an actual tree, tall and vase-shaped, from an actual language brought back to life in the modern era. New twice over, and rooted anyway.
How popular is Elowyn around the world?
In the United States, 2,897 babies were named Elowyn between 2020 and 2025. In England and Wales, 126 girls named Elowyn were born in 2025, the 342nd most common name among girls that year.
Elowyn is on the official records of the United States, England and Wales, Canada and South Australia.
United States
1 in 7,500
In the United States, 2,897 babies were named Elowyn between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elowyn peaked in the 2020s. Elowyn went to 68 US babies in 2015 and 1,029 in 2025, 15.1 times as many.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
England and Wales
1 in 4,600
In England and Wales, 126 girls named Elowyn were born in 2025, the 342nd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Canada
1 in 4,800
In Canada, 76 girls named Elowyn were born in 2024, the 391st most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Elowyn in 2017.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Elowyn
Most people given the name Elowyn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Elowyn deep dive
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