Yegor
Yegor is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor and Jegors.
Meaning & Origin of Yegor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yegor is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor and Jegors.
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The Story of Yegor
Yegor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 8 Yegors were born — ranking #8,862 that year. As of 2026, Yegor ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Yegors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yegor
Yegor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Yegor's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #8,862. Use the chart and map above to compare Yegor'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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