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Elowen

Elowen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“elm tree”
Origin
Cornish
Say it
el-OH-en · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Elowen is a Cornish name meaning “elm tree.” Though Cornish is Celtic, it is distinct from Welsh; the name gained wider use through modern revival.

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How popular is Elowen?

202488.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elowen in 2024294

2024 rank#901 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,745

Elowen is rising: use over the last five years is 16.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Elowen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elowynmodern elaboration of Elowen · American (modern coinage)
  • Ellowynelm tree · Welsh

Elowen questions

What does the name Elowen mean?

Elowen means "elm tree". It comes from Cornish. Elowen is a Cornish name meaning “elm tree.” Though Cornish is Celtic, it is distinct from Welsh; the name gained wider use through modern revival.

Is Elowen a boy or girl name?

Elowen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elowen?

294 US babies were named Elowen in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Elowen?

Elowen is usually pronounced el-OH-en.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.