Caleb vs Eoin
Caleb and Eoin compared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Caleb was ranked #26 and Eoin #71 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Caleb was ranked #42 and Eoin #404 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Caleb was ranked #82 and Eoin #1197 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Caleb was ranked #108 and Eoin #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Caleb and Eoin over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Caleb and Eoin over time
Caleb and Eoin appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Eoin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Caleb in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Eoin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Caleb in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Caleb moved into the top 50 at #35 in 2012 as Eoin fell out of it to #54, having been #33 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2012, Caleb moved ahead of Eoin in Northern Ireland · Boys — #40 and #33 the year before became #35 and #54.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Caleb and Eoin averaged 49.4 places apart, ending at #26 and #71.
- Longest-running competitions
Caleb and Eoin were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #82 and #1197.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys34 shared years, 1983–2025
Caleb held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Eoin in 33.
Highest recorded here: Caleb #91 in 2024, Eoin #14 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caleb #108, Eoin #106.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Caleb held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Eoin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caleb #72 in 2023, Eoin #398 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caleb #82, Eoin #1197.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Caleb held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Eoin in 15.
Highest recorded here: Caleb #20 in 2023, Eoin #23 in 2004.
The order changed in 2012: Caleb moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #40 and #33; by 2012 that had become #35 and #54.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caleb #26, Eoin #71.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Caleb | Eoin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as the Irish form of John, ultimately tracing to Hebrew elements for 'Yahweh' and 'to be gracious/show favour'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈoːnʲ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand | England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #82 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eoin has a recorded origin (Irish); Caleb does not have one recorded yet.
- Caleb has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Eoin.
- A meaning is recorded for Eoin; Caleb doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Caleb
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #98 among boys in New Zealand in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2023
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1982–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Eoin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #83 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1197 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys