Ewen
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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