The first name Egon
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Egon at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Egon, the 12,750th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 9 were.
148
babies named Egon since 1880
#12,750
rank in 2023
1927
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Egon
33 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Egon SchieleAustrian painter (1890-1918)
- Egon FriedellAustrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (Kabarettist) and th, 1878–1938
- Egon Erwin KischAustrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)
- Egon ZimmermannAustrian alpine skier (1939–2019)
- Egon WelleszAustrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974)
- Egon PearsonBritish statistician (1895-1980)
- Egon GüntherGerman film director and screenwriter (1927-2017)
- Egon PetriDutch musician (1881-1962)
- Egon EiermannArchitect (1904–1970)
- Egon AdlerEast German cyclist (1937-2015)
- Egon DrewsCanoe racer (1926-2011)
- Friedrich Egon von FürstenbergCzech cardinal (1813–1892)
Questions
- Is Egon a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 148 US babies named Egon since 1880 were boys.
- When was Egon most popular?
- 1927 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Egon, its highest rank at 2,975th.