# Ewan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ewan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Euan, Ewen, Evin |
| US babies named this | 3,236 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,236 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10,769, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Eòghan. Not related to Iwan and Evan.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 140 | 1,240 |
| 2012 | 141 | 1,252 |
| 2013 | 168 | 1,102 |
| 2014 | 158 | 1,180 |
| 2015 | 139 | 1,285 |
| 2016 | 137 | 1,317 |
| 2017 | 119 | 1,442 |
| 2018 | 103 | 1,596 |
| 2019 | 109 | 1,545 |
| 2020 | 111 | 1,514 |
| 2021 | 121 | 1,482 |
| 2022 | 130 | 1,417 |
| 2023 | 147 | 1,301 |
| 2024 | 118 | 1,514 |
| 2025 | 120 | 1,479 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 425 | 143 |
| 2012 | 385 | 154 |
| 2013 | 291 | 192 |
| 2014 | 275 | 206 |
| 2015 | 217 | 245 |
| 2016 | 153 | 314 |
| 2017 | 168 | 298 |
| 2018 | 152 | 311 |
| 2019 | 105 | 408 |
| 2020 | 98 | 418 |
| 2021 | 109 | 395 |
| 2022 | 118 | 362 |
| 2023 | 105 | 387 |
| 2024 | 78 | 500 |
| 2025 | 84 | 462 |

## People named Ewan

- Ewan Mitchell, British actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.