How Many People Are Named Ewing?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Ewing. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Ewing peaked in popularity in 1925 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ewing 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 Ewing paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Ewing is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1925
43 births
Total Registered
1,202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ewing
Ewing is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,202 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ewing as a male name
Ranked #12,718 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1925 (43 births)
Ewing: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ewing span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 311 babies were registered. Ewing has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ewing by Decade
How has Ewing 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.
Ewing by State
Birth registrations for Ewing span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas. On average, about 43 Ewings were registered per state.
Ewing + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ewing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ewing
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ewing: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ewing?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Ewing 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 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Ewing a common name?
Ewing is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ewing most popular?
Ewing reached peak popularity in 1925, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ewing is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ewing a male name?
Ewing is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ewing Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ewing Smith, Ewing Johnson, Ewing 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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