Ewan: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “born of the yew tree”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- YOO-ən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Anglicized Scottish Gaelic form of Eòghann/Eóghan. The name’s history overlaps with Owen/Eugene forms, but Ewan is traditionally used in Scotland.
How popular is Ewan?
Babies named Ewan in 2024118
2024 rank#1,508 boys
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 18803,116
Ewan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Ewan
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ewan questions
What does the name Ewan mean?
Ewan means "born of the yew tree". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized Scottish Gaelic form of Eòghann/Eóghan. The name’s history overlaps with Owen/Eugene forms, but Ewan is traditionally used in Scotland.
Is Ewan a boy or girl name?
Ewan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ewan?
118 US babies were named Ewan in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce Ewan?
Ewan is usually pronounced YOO-ən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.