Euan
Of Scottish origin, meaning "born of the yew tree".
Name Census estimates that about 453 living Americans carry the first name Euan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Euan today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Euan births was 2012 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Euan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Euan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
453
~ 1 in 756,632 Americans
Peak year
2012
28 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,099
Tracked since 1986
Census
Euan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 631 people with the first name Euan, which placed it at #17,471 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,471
National first-name rank
People counted
631
631 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Euan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Euan is White at 69.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Euan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Euan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.9% · 441
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.8% · 87
- Two or more races7.6% · 48
- Black or African American4.8% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Euan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Euan from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 199 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Euan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Euan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Euan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Euans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Euan
The name Euan is a Scottish variant of the more common name Ewan or Evan, which is derived from the Hebrew name John, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name has its roots in the Gaelic language and can be traced back to the medieval era in Scotland.
In the 12th century, the name appeared in various Scottish historical records and documents, often spelled as 'Euan' or 'Eouan'. It was particularly prevalent among noble families and clans in the Highlands and Islands regions of Scotland.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Euan was Euan of Argyll, a 13th-century Scottish nobleman who served as the Lord of Lorn. He played a significant role in the Wars of Scottish Independence against the English.
Another notable figure was Euan Cameron of Lochiel, a 17th-century Scottish clan chief who led the Clan Cameron during the Jacobite risings. He was a staunch supporter of the exiled House of Stuart and fought alongside the forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie.
In the realm of literature, the name Euan appears in the works of renowned Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. In his novel "The Antiquary", published in 1816, one of the characters is named Euan MacIvor, a Highland soldier.
Moving forward, Euan Dickson (1917-1989) was a Scottish architect who designed several notable buildings in Edinburgh, including the Church of St. Paul and St. George in York Place.
Euan Stevenson (1932-2020) was a distinguished Scottish rugby union player who represented Scotland in the 1950s and 1960s, earning 23 caps for his national team.
While the name Euan has remained more prevalent in Scotland, it has also been adopted in other parts of the United Kingdom and beyond, often as a variation of the more common Evan or Ewan.
People
Euan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Euan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Euan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Euan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 453 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Euan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 756,632 US residents.
Is Euan a common name?
We classify Euan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 457 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Euan most popular?
The single biggest year for Euan was 2012, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Euan is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Euan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 631 people with the name Euan, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,471 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Euan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Euan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Euan leans strongly male. 613 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 8 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Euan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Euan is White at 69.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Euan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Euan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.9% (441 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Euan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Euan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Euan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Euan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Euan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Euan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Euan?
See how many people have the name Euan on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.