Lowena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lo-WEN-a
- Origin
- Cornish
Lowena is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lowena mean?
Cornish: spelling of Lowenna
“joy”
From the Cornish word lowena, joy; a modern Cornish name.
Meaning borrowed from Lowenna.
Is Lowena a girl's or a boy's name?
Lowena is a girls' name.
How popular is Lowena in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lowena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lowena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Lowena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ella, Alana, Lola, Lara, Matilda, Sienna, Luna, Lyla, Lyra, Eliza, Maria, Lana
Names related to Lowena
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena, Zennor
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lowena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lowena, updated 20 October 2026.