Ewell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ewell

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,051 babies named Ewell between 1882 and 1982, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ewell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ewell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 521 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ewell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ewell in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ewell 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 2,051 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.