How Many People Are Named Ewell?
An estimated 518 people in the United States have the first name Ewell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Ewell peaked in popularity in 1919 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ewell 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 Ewell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Ewell is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
518
About 1 in 661,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1919
78 births
Total Registered
2,058
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ewell
Ewell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,058 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Ewell as a male name
Ranked #5,877 in 1982
6 male births in 1982
Peak: 1919 (71 births)
Ewell as a female name
Ranked #3,986 in 1919
7 female births in 1919
Peak: 1919 (7 births)
Ewell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ewell span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 521 babies were registered. Ewell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ewell by Decade
How has Ewell 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.
Ewell by State
Birth registrations for Ewell span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Arkansas. The lowest are in Illinois, Oklahoma, Mississippi. On average, about 62 Ewells were registered per state.
Ewell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ewell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ewell
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ewell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ewell?
We estimate approximately 518 people named Ewell 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 661,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Ewell a common name?
Ewell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ewell most popular?
Ewell reached peak popularity in 1919, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ewell is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ewell a male name?
Ewell is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ewell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ewell Smith, Ewell Johnson, Ewell 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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