boy's name
Eimhin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 164
Ireland
#662
as Éimhín, 2024
Eimhin is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #801. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2005, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1984.
Eimhin over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 72 |
| 2010s | 21 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 7 |
How popular is Eimhin?
In 2022, Eimhin was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #801 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Eimhin is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Éimhín | Éimhín is a rare spelling of Eimhin, written with a fada and recorded 4 times, mostly in Ireland. | 4 |
Names that peaked alongside Eimhin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eimhin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eimhin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Eimhin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eimhin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eimhin
Is Eimhin a girl's or a boy's name?
Eimhin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Eimhin most popular?
Eimhin peaked in 2005, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.