Ewell

Last seen for girls in 1919 at #3,817 · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #5,619
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1903 · 12 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,051
since 1882

Ewell over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ewell has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #656, 1903boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1982—#5,6196
1981—#4,1539
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1979—#3,35712
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1977—#4,1648
1976—#5,5875
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1974—#4,1907
1973—#3,4459
1972—#4,9865
1971—#3,9637
1970—#3,8367
1969—#2,41513
1968—#3,1078
1967—#2,13914
1966—#2,9868
1965—#2,08415
1964—#3,2827
1963—#2,11515
1962—#2,67310
1961—#2,9009
1960—#2,12115
1959—#1,75921
1958—#2,37012
1957—#2,19014
1956—#1,82119
1955—#1,72520
1954—#1,95616
1953—#1,95816
1952—#1,80418
1951—#1,46226
1950—#1,74618
1949—#1,58322
1948—#1,40027
1947—#1,51924
1946—#1,55721
1945—#1,37823
1944—#1,57419
1943—#1,28029
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,63318
1940—#1,20831
1939—#1,35924
1938—#1,09535
1937—#1,48121
1936—#1,09535
1935—#1,24729
1934—#1,07737
1933—#96143
1932—#1,03541
1931—#93948
1930—#1,19035
1929—#99546
1928—#93852
1927—#1,01248
1926—#83163
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1924—#1,04546
1923—#88259
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1920—#98748
1919#3,8177#76671
1918—#82463
1917—#1,01741
1916—#95245
1915—#91646
1914—#89837
1913—#91429
1912—#81629
1911—#82416
1910—#1,1189
1909—#75614
1908—#9469
1907—#9998
1906—#67413
1905—#9198
1904—#8748
1903—#65612
1902—#7949
1901—#8587
1900—#78511
1899—#7149
1898—#1,0026
1897—#7878
1896—#1,1015
1895—#8727
1894—#1,0745
1893—#1,0355
1892—#8617
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1890—#8846
1889—#7897
1888—#1,0315
1887—#8196
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1882—#9435
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Ewell! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ewell is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
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Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMOKentucky: #438 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,303 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedHITexas: #775 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,710 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ewell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#438 · 1 in 5,303
  2. Texas#775 · 1 in 9,710

Best ever in a state: #194 in Arkansas, 1912.

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See more about Ewell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1982
  • Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #787)
  • Biggest drop: 362 spots in 1910 (#756 → #1,118)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1903 at #656 (12 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 69 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1899–1909
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,936
  • Highest: 1 in 9,936 boys born in 1903 were named Ewell (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 302,408 boys born in 1982 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 25.4% of all boys named Ewell (521) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s35#720 (1883)#873
1890s58#714 (1899)#926
1900s99#656 (1903)#826
1910s386#766 (1919)#905
1920s521#831 (1926)#955
1930s348#939 (1931)#1,148
1940s235#1,208 (1940)#1,467
1950s180#1,462 (1951)#1,879
1960s114#2,084 (1965)#2,582
1970s60#3,357 (1979)#4,191
1980s15#4,153 (1981)#4,886

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ewell in 1934

boys
#1,077
37 births · 1 in 27,908 boys

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #1,077Ewell37
More about 1934

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 27,908 of them was named Ewell, which outranked 74.4% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ewell
  1. #1,059Reece38
  2. #1,059Thurston38
  3. #1,059Wayman38
  4. #1,077Ewell37
  5. #1,077Courtney37
  6. #1,077Curley37
  7. #1,077Davie37
  8. #1,092Alice36
  9. #1,092Alois36
  10. #1,092Arland36

Tied with 14 names at #1,077; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →