Recorded 1963–2022 Girls' name Peak 1992 296 births

Ewa — girls' name

296 babies named Ewa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s601980s501990s602000s462010s472020s12
1970s
Peak decade

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

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ewa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ewa

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Ewa between 1963 and 2022, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ewa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ewa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ewa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ewa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ewa 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 296 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.

Ewa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

296

Since 1963

60 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1963

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ewa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1963

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
468101214 20222011200319961988197919711963 5

Ewa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
60 births that decade — 20% of Ewa's all-time total
1960s211970s601980s501990s602000s462010s472020s12

Ewa by state

Where Ewa concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ewa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 3.4%
Illinois share of Ewa's total US births 3.4%

10 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ewa?
296 babies have been named Ewa since 1963. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Ewa most popular?
Ewa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Ewa most popular?
The top states for the name Ewa are Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Ewa been used?
Ewa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 60 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ewa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ewaoluwa, Ewanda. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1963–2022 (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.