Egon
Egon is a German variant of the male given name Egino. It is most commonly found in Central and Northern Europe. Egon may refer to:
- German
Meaning & Origin of Egon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Egon is a German variant of the male given name Egino. It is most commonly found in Central and Northern Europe. Egon may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Egon
The earliest SSA record of Egon as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Egon — #2,912 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Egon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Egon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 148 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Egon
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1588–1635), Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and a military leader in the Thirty Years' War
- Egon Bahr (1922–2015), German politician
- Egon Bittner (1921–2011), American sociologist
- Egon Bondy (1930–2007), Czech philosopher
- Egon Coordes (1944–2025), German footballer and coach
- Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt (1892–1965), German physical anthropologist
- Egon Eiermann (1904–1970), German architect
- Egon Franke (fencer) (1935–2022), Polish Olympic fencer
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Names that sound like Egon
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About the name Egon
Egon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Egon's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,912. Use the chart and map above to compare Egon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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