ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1917 First Year 2026 Last Year 2024 Peak Year #3206 Peak Rank 241 Total Count 25 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Ewen What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Ewen is a male given name, most common throughout Scotland as well as Canada, due to the immigration of Scottish people. It is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name, Eòghann. It is possibly a derivative of the Pictish name, Uuen, "born of the mountain." Ewen or Ewan is also a Scottish surname, as in Clan MacEwen. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewen) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewen) 📖 ## The Story of Ewen Ewen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 37 Ewens were born — ranking #3,206 that year. As of 2026, Ewen ranks #3,825 for baby boys with 29 births, rising sharply (+175% over the past five years). In total, more than 241 Ewens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Ewen Phonetically similar names — useful when Ewen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Ewan](/ewan) * [Euan](/euan) * [Un](/un) * Uin * [Yuen](/yuen) * [Ewin](/ewin) * [Yuan](/yuan) * Uum * Wuhan * [Ewing](/ewing) * Human * Youn Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Ewen What does the name Ewen mean? Ewen is a male given name, most common throughout Scotland as well as Canada, due to the immigration of Scottish people. It is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name, Eòghann. It is possibly a derivative of the Pictish name, Uuen, "born of the mountain." Ewen or Ewan is also a Scottish surname, as in Clan MacEwen. How popular is Ewen in 2026? In 2026, Ewen ranks #3,825 among boys' names in the U.S., with 29 babies given the name that year. When was Ewen most popular? Ewen reached its peak popularity in 2024, ranking #3,206 that year with 37 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Ewen most popular? Ewen has historically been most popular in Indiana, Florida. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Ewen. Is Ewen a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Ewen is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Ewen? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ewen include Styles, Eliakim, Laksh. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦StylesPeak #3206](/styles)[👦EliakimPeak #3206](/eliakim)[👦LakshPeak #3206](/laksh)[👦KenzaiPeak #3206](/kenzai)[👦YeePeak #3205](/yee)[👦ThaddiusPeak #3205](/thaddius)[👦SteadmanPeak #3205](/steadman)[👦GerrellPeak #3205](/gerrell) ## About the name Ewen Ewen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 241 births in the dataset. Ewen's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,206\. Use the chart and map above to compare Ewen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2024 → ](/year/2024) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.