Yegor
Of Russian origin signifying "a farmer or someone who works the land".
Name Census estimates that about 48 living Americans carry the first name Yegor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yegor today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yegor births was 2012 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yegor. 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 Yegor with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yegor. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
48
~ 1 in 7,140,715 Americans
Peak year
2012
8 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,974
Tracked since 2001
Census
Yegor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 300 people with the first name Yegor, which placed it at #29,484 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
#29,484
National first-name rank
People counted
300
300 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
93.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yegor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yegor is White at 93.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.7%). 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 Yegor 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 Yegor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White93.7% · 281
- Two or more races2.7% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 5
- Black or African American0.7% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.7% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2
Popularity
Yegor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yegor from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 26 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yegor 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 Yegor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yegors live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yegor
The given name Yegor has its origins in the Russian language. It is a masculine name derived from the Greek name Georgios, which means "farmer" or "earth-worker". The name Yegor is a Russian variant of the Greek name and has been in use since the early days of Christianity in Russia.
The name Yegor can be traced back to the 10th century, when Christianity was introduced to the Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state. As the religion spread, many Russian names were derived from Greek and Hebrew names found in the Bible and other religious texts. The name Yegor became popular among the Russian nobility and aristocracy during this time.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yegor can be found in the Laurentian Codex, a medieval Russian chronicle dating back to the 14th century. The chronicle mentions a nobleman named Yegor Svyatoslavich, who lived in the 11th century and was a member of the Rurikid dynasty that ruled over the Kievan Rus'.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yegor. One of the most famous was Yegor Kuzmich Tolstoy (1801-1873), a Russian count and statesman who served as the Minister of Education and Internal Affairs under Tsar Nicholas I. Another prominent figure was Yegor Ivanovich Chertkov (1790-1858), a Russian general and military engineer who played a significant role in the Crimean War.
In the field of literature, Yegor Yakovlev (1930-2005) was a renowned Russian poet and writer who was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his contributions to literature. Yegor Gaidar (1956-2009), a Russian economist and politician, is remembered for his role in implementing market reforms in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Yegor Letov (1964-2008) was a prominent figure in the Russian punk rock scene and is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of Russian rock music. His band, Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Civil Defense), was known for its politically charged lyrics and rebellious spirit.
The name Yegor has remained popular in Russia and other Slavic countries over the centuries, and its rich history and cultural significance continue to make it a prominent choice for parents today.
People
Yegor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yegor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yegor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yegor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 48 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yegor 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 7,140,715 US residents.
Is Yegor a common name?
We classify Yegor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 53.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 48 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yegor most popular?
The single biggest year for Yegor was 2012, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yegor is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yegor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 300 people with the name Yegor, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,484 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 Yegor 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 Yegor?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yegor appears almost entirely male. Of the 297 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Yegor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yegor is White at 93.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.7%). 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 Yegor most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yegor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.7% (281 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 Yegor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yegor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yegor 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 Yegor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yegor 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 Yegor 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 people have Yegor as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.