Ewan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOO-an
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #432 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,477 for boys
Ewan is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 432nd for boys in the UK (103 babies) and 1,477th for boys in the US (120 babies).
What does Ewan mean?
Scottish: anglicized form of Gaelic Eòghann
Scottish name from the Gaelic Eòghann, which is linked with the Irish Eoghan and with Owen.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ewan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ewan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 103 boys in the UK and 120 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ewan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #432among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 103about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 103 boys in the UK were named Ewan, making it the 432nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 370th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 906 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ewan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 163 boys in the UK were given Ewan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #322, up from #432 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 462nd in England and Wales and 219th in Scotland.
Ewan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | #432 |
| 2024 | 100 | #449 |
| 2023 | 129 | #364 |
| 2022 | 134 | #358 |
| 2021 | 140 | #359 |
| 2020 | 134 | #370 |
| 2019 | 124 | #394 |
| 2018 | 170 | #319 |
| 2017 | 212 | #278 |
| 2016 | 194 | #293 |
| 2015 | 265 | #239 |
| 2014 | 321 | #203 |
| 2013 | 355 | #182 |
| 2012 | 484 | #141 |
| 2011 | 536 | #131 |
| 2010 | 645 | #113 |
| 2009 | 788 | #93 |
| 2008 | 906 | #91 |
| 2007 | 701 | #102 |
| 2006 | 783 | #95 |
| 2005 | 883 | #84 |
| 2004 | 672 | #97 |
| 2003 | 734 | #87 |
| 2002 | 875 | #77 |
| 2001 | 841 | #79 |
| 2000 | 704 | #88 |
| 1999 | 901 | #72 |
| 1998 | 736 | #88 |
| 1997 | 443 | #116 |
| 1996 | 216 | #169 |
How popular is Ewan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,477among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 120about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 120 boys in the US were named Ewan, making it the 1,477th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 168 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Ewan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 boys in the US were given Ewan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,161, up from #1,477 for this spelling alone.
Ewan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | #1,477 |
| 2024 | 118 | #1,510 |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,300 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,414 |
| 2021 | 121 | #1,479 |
| 2020 | 111 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 109 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,593 |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,439 |
| 2016 | 137 | #1,313 |
| 2015 | 139 | #1,283 |
| 2014 | 158 | #1,179 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,100 |
| 2012 | 141 | #1,249 |
| 2011 | 140 | #1,240 |
| 2010 | 147 | #1,209 |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,278 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,374 |
| 2007 | 131 | #1,311 |
| 2006 | 148 | #1,144 |
| 2005 | 110 | #1,361 |
| 2004 | 91 | #1,482 |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,510 |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,511 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,113 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
Names like Ewan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Aiden Ronan Lochlan Kian Kayden Arran Logan Finn Brody Dylan Caelan
Other spellings of Ewan
Names related to Ewan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ewan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ewan, updated 20 October 2026.