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Ewan

Boy

Meaning of Ewan: Scottish: 'born of yew'

Ewan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1480th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 500th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1480

120 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#500

78 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,236

First recorded 1972 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 82 babies2003: 85 babies2004: 91 babies2005: 110 babies2006: 148 babies2007: 131 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 137 babies2010: 147 babies20102011: 140 babies2012: 141 babies2013: 168 babies2014: 158 babies2015: 139 babies2016: 137 babies2017: 119 babies2018: 103 babies2019: 109 babies2020: 111 babies20202021: 121 babies2022: 130 babies2023: 147 babies2024: 118 babies2025: 120 babies
US babies named Ewan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 168.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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