Name profile

Egon

A name of Old German origin meaning "edge, blade".

OriginOld German
Usage languagesCzech, French, German, Polish
US rank (2023)#12,239

Meaning and history

Egon comes from the Old German name Egino, which is derived from the element agin meaning “edge” or “blade” and ultimately from Proto-Germanic * agjō. Saint Egino was a 12th-century abbot from Augsburg.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: 5 births, rank #12,491
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: 7 births, rank #9,642
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 9 births, rank #8,140
2018: 7 births, rank #9,670
20192019: 6 births, rank #10,803
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 7 births, rank #9,823
20232023: 5 births, rank #12,239

In 2023, 5 babies were recorded with the name Egon, ranking #12,239 among boys.