Given name
Rowana
“of the red-berry tree”
Rowana is a variant of Rowan. Interpretations include “of the red-berry tree” and “from the tree with red berries; a little red-haired boy”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rowana is a variant of Rowan. Interpretations include “of the red-berry tree” and “from the tree with red berries; a little red-haired boy”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rowana is a variant of Rowan. Rowan has been associated with Irish, English, and Scandinavian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rowana is a variant of Rowan. The history of Rowan gives this family its wider story. Rowan’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rowana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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