# Eamon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/eamon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “edmund” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ̯.mən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,743 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,743 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 363, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Éamann (“Edmund”). Doublet of Edmund.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 155 | 1,157 |
| 2012 | 132 | 1,304 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,436 |
| 2014 | 136 | 1,300 |
| 2015 | 141 | 1,274 |
| 2016 | 182 | 1,082 |
| 2017 | 182 | 1,078 |
| 2018 | 157 | 1,200 |
| 2019 | 156 | 1,218 |
| 2020 | 121 | 1,427 |
| 2021 | 128 | 1,425 |
| 2022 | 102 | 1,682 |
| 2023 | 102 | 1,672 |
| 2024 | 119 | 1,505 |
| 2025 | 102 | 1,646 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,342 |
| 2012 | 13 | 1,756 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,630 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,728 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Eamon

- Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
- Eamon, American singer
- Eamon Farren, Australian actor
- Eamon Ryan, Current Irish transport and environment minister, leader of the Green Party

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.