Recorded 1913–2023 Boys' name Peak 1927 148 births

Egon — boys' name

148 babies named Egon in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s271930s261950s61960s101990s52000s52010s292020s12
2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Egon was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Egon in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Egon

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Egon between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Egon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Egon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Egon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Egon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Egon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 148 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Egon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

148

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Egon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Egon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 20% of Egon's all-time total
1910s281920s271930s261950s61960s101990s52000s52010s292020s12

Egon by state

Where Egon concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Egon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.4%
Texas share of Egon's total US births 3.4%

5 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Egon?
148 babies have been named Egon since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Egon most popular?
Egon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Egon most popular?
The top states for the name Egon are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Egon been used?
Egon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Egon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Egor. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.