Boys' name · since 1917
Ewen
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Ewen, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,777 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
206 babies have been named Ewen since 1917, making it today's #5067 boys' name.
Ewen has 206 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5067 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #12,777 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,067 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 206 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ewen ranks #12,777 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,067 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,777 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ewen's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Ewen compares
206 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ewen's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ewen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ewen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ewen's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ewen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Ewen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Ewen's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ewen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (38% of all-time use).
Ewen by state
Where Ewen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
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- Florida records the most Ewens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ewen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ewen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.