Eamon
Eamonn or Eamon, is a masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund, or Edward, which are derived from Old English names containing the elements ēad, mund ("protector") and ward (guard).
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Eamon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eamonn or Eamon, is a masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund, or Edward, which are derived from Old English names containing the elements ēad, mund ("protector") and ward (guard).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Eamon
The earliest SSA record of Eamon as a baby boy name dates back to 1919, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 182 newborns named Eamon — #1,080 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Eamons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,594 among baby boy names with 108 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 5K Eamons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eamon
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- Éamon
- Éamonn
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About the name Eamon
Eamon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Eamon's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,078. Use the chart and map above to compare Eamon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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