Given name & surname
Euan
“the little swift one”
Euan is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the little swift one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the little swift one.”
How it developed
In Scottish use, Euan is used as a form of Gaelic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Euan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 472
- 472 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,229 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,229 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 621 as a first name in 2020; 221 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Euan’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Euan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jean. In English usage, Euan has a related form in Ewan. In English usage, Euan has a related form in Ewan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Euan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Euan
- Euan BurtonScottish judokaborn 1979
- Euan MurrayScottish rugby union playerborn 1980
- Euan MurrayFootballer (born 1994)
- Euan UglowBritish artist (1932–2000)
- Euan ByersScottish and British curlerborn 1974
- Euan HendersonScottish snooker playerborn 1967
- Euan DaleBritish swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallistborn 1985
- Euan HoldenScottish-American soccer playerborn 1988
- Euan SparkScottish footballer (born 1996)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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