The first name Ewald
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ewald at birth, 1880–2025
In 1957, 10 boys born in the United States were named Ewald, the 2,710th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 60 were.
922
babies named Ewald since 1880
#2,710
rank in 1957
1916
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 Ewald
17 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistGerman field marshal (1881–1954)
- Ewald André DupontFilm director (1891-1956)
- Ewald LienenGerman association football player and manager, born 1953
- Ewald BalserActor (1898-1978)
- Ewald AmmendeBaltic German journalist, human rights activist and politician (1893-1936)
- Ewald MataréGerman artist (1887-1965)
- Ewald von LochowGerman general (1855–1942)
- Ewald TilkerCanoe racer (1911–1998)
- Ewald WollnyGerman agricultural physicist (1846–1901)
- Ewald KlugeGerman motorcyclist (1909–1964)
- Ewald WenckActor (1891-1981)
- Ewald von DemandowskyGerman film producer (1906-1946)
Questions
- Is Ewald a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 922 US babies named Ewald since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ewald most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 60 babies were named Ewald, its highest rank at 798th.
- Is Ewald also a surname?
- Yes. Ewald is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.