YOO-un
Ewan
About Ewan
This appealing name has a good chance of catching on due to the popularity of Ewan McGregor, and the trend towards Gaelic names in general. Pronunciation is YOO-un.
Ewan has a complex family tree, with connections to John, Owen, Hugh, Evan and Eugene. Other spellings are Ewen, Eoin and Euan.
In Willa Cather's novel My Mortal Enemy, there is a character called Ewan Gray.
Pronounced YOO-un.
As of October 2026, Ewan ranked #1479 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1101 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #255.
Editor's take: The name Ewan is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "born of the yew tree".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,179 | 158 | 82.3 |
| 2015 | #1,285 | 139 | 72.5 |
| 2016 | #1,317 | 137 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | #1,442 | 119 | 64.3 |
| 2018 | #1,596 | 103 | 56.7 |
| 2019 | #1,545 | 109 | 60.8 |
| 2020 | #1,514 | 111 | 64.3 |
| 2021 | #1,480 | 121 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | #1,416 | 130 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | #1,300 | 147 | 85.9 |
| 2024 | #1,509 | 118 | 68.5 |
| 2025 | #1,479 | 120 | 70.3 |
World rankings
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Famous Ewans
- Ewan Gordon McGregor
Scottish actor
- Ewan MacColl (born James Henry Miller)
British folk singer,songwriter
- Ewan Morrison
Scottish novelist and screenwriter
- Ewan Christian
English architect
- Ewan Pearson
English music producer
- Ewan Robert Geoffrey O'Dowd
son of Erin Boag & Peter O'Dowd
Ewan in pop culture
- Ewan O'Hara
the brother of main character Juliet O'Hara, on Psych.