Eoin
A masculine Irish diminutive of Eoghan, meaning "born from the yew tree".
Name Census estimates that about 1,538 living Americans carry the first name Eoin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eoin today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eoin births was 2020 (74 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eoin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Eoin is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 222,857 Americans
Peak year
2020
74 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,399
Tracked since 1971
Popularity
Eoin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eoin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 511 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eoin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eoin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eoin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eoins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. New York, California, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Eoin, while Ohio, Colorado, Washington recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 42 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eoin
The name Eoin is derived from the Gaelic Eógan, which originated in Ireland in the early medieval period. It is the Irish equivalent of the name Eugene, stemming from the Greek Eugenios, meaning "well-born" or "noble". The name gained widespread usage among the Gaels, particularly in the western regions of Ireland.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eoin can be found in the Annals of Ulster, which chronicle events in medieval Ireland. The annals mention an individual named Eógan mac Conaill in the 7th century, who was a prominent king of the Cenél Conaill dynasty in present-day County Donegal.
The name Eoin has been associated with various notable figures throughout Irish history. One of the most renowned was Eoin Ruadh Ó Néill, also known as Red Hugh O'Neill (1550-1616), a celebrated Irish chieftain and military leader who spearheaded the Nine Years' War against English rule in Ireland.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Eoin Buitléir, or Owen Butler (1671-1719), an Irish Jacobite soldier and statesman who played a significant role in the Williamite War in Ireland and later served as a member of the Irish Parliament.
In the realm of Irish literature, Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) was a prominent scholar, writer, and co-founder of the Gaelic League, an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Irish language and culture.
The name Eoin has also been associated with religious figures, such as Eoin Ó Conchobhair (1570-1635), an Irish Franciscan friar and Archbishop of Armagh, who played a crucial role in the Counter-Reformation in Ireland.
Eoin Cholm Ó Cianáin (1775-1861) was an Irish poet and scribe who is renowned for his contributions to the preservation of Irish literature and language in the face of English suppression.
People
Eoin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eoin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eoin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eoin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,538 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eoin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 222,857 US residents.
Is Eoin a common name?
We classify Eoin as "Rare". It ranks above 92.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,558 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eoin most popular?
The single biggest year for Eoin was 2020, when 74 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eoin is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Eoin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eoin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.