US rank #1508 Boys' name Peak 2013 3,116 births

Ewan — #1508 US boys' name

3,116 babies named Ewan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1508
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ewan was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

168 babies were named Ewan in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ewan

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,116 babies named Ewan between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ewan currently holds the #1508 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 168 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ewan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,361 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ewan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 392 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Ewan in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ewan 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 3,116 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.

Ewan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,116

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2013

168 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,508

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ewan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
168
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Ewan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,361 births that decade — 44% of Ewan's all-time total
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Ewan by state

Where Ewan concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ewan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
392 12.6%
#2 Texas
182 5.8%
#3 Washington
133 4.3%
#4 New York
131 4.2%
#5 Virginia
90 2.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
83 2.7%
#7 Illinois
81 2.6%
#8 Colorado
71 2.3%
California share of Ewan's total US births 12.6%
Even split

392 of 3,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Ewan appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ewan?
3,116 babies have been named Ewan since 1972. It currently ranks #1508 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 168 births.
When was Ewan most popular?
Ewan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,361 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Ewan most popular?
The top states for the name Ewan are California (392 births), Texas (182 births), Washington (133 births).
How long has the name Ewan been used?
Ewan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ewan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ewald, Eward, Ewart, Ewalt. 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, 1972–2024 (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.