boy's name
Eamonn
- Origin Irish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,120
Northern Ireland
#411
2022 births
Eamonn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Eamonn is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1976, when 129 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 8,971 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Eamonn over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 556 |
| 1970s | 1,031 |
| 1980s | 871 |
| 1990s | 400 |
| 2000s | 194 |
| 2010s | 116 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
How popular is Eamonn?
In 2025, Eamonn was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #673 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Eamonn is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Eamonn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Éamonn | Éamonn is a rare spelling of Eamonn, written with a fada and recorded 14 times, mostly in Ireland. | 14 |
Names that peaked alongside Eamonn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eamonn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eamonn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Eamonn in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Éamonn
Sibling names for Eamonn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eamonn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eamonn
How popular is the name Eamonn?
In 2025, Eamonn was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #673 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Eamonn a girl's or a boy's name?
Eamonn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Eamonn most popular?
Eamonn peaked in 1976, when 129 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Eamonn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eamonn currently ranks #673 in Ireland. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.