Eoin
Eoin is a masculine Irish-language given name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eòin and both are closely related to the Welsh Ioan. It is also cognate with the Irish Seán and English John. In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.
Meaning & Origin of Eoin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eoin is a masculine Irish-language given name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eòin and both are closely related to the Welsh Ioan. It is also cognate with the Irish Seán and English John. In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.
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The Story of Eoin
Eoin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 74 Eoins were born — ranking #1,944 that year. As of 2026, Eoin ranks #3,726 for baby boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 2K Eoins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eoin
Eoin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eoin's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,870. Use the chart and map above to compare Eoin'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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