How Many People Are Named Egon?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Egon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Egon peaked in popularity in 1927 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Egon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Egon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Egon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1927
9 births
Total Registered
148
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Egon
Egon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 148 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Egon as a male name
Ranked #12,742 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1927 (9 births)
Egon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Egon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 29 babies were registered. While Egon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Egon by Decade
How has Egon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Egon by State
Egon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Egon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Egon
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Egon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Egon?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Egon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Egon a common name?
Egon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Egon most popular?
Egon reached peak popularity in 1927, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Egon is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Egon a male name?
Egon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Egon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Egon Smith, Egon Johnson, Egon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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