Eoghan

maleIrish

One proposed origin is 'born from the yew tree'; an alternative, less certain theory derives it from the Latin name Eugenius. The source presents both without resolving between them.

Origin: Irish

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #39 in Republic of Ireland in 2009. See regions.

Eoghan: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #39 in 2009, and it stood at #132 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
121times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#39highest recorded position
30groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Eoghan's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 39 years running. Names by top-100 run

OHN/ˈoːnˠ/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (4) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Irish
Meaning: One proposed origin is 'born from the yew tree'; an alternative, less certain theory derives it from the Latin name Eugenius. The source presents both without resolving between them.
Pronunciation: OHN
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: male
Language family: Irish

Popularity

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1104
1997	#914
1998	#887
1999	#906
2000	#848
2001	#1746
2002	#1033
2003	#1962
2004	#1878
2005	#1991
2006	#1469
2007	#1885
2008	#1156
2009	#904
2010	#1241
2011	#1398
2012	#1270
2013	#1116
2014	#1486
2015	#1673
2016	#1627
2017	#1923
2018	#2693
2019	#2728
2020	#1723
2021	#1984
2022	#3449
2023	#2813
2024	#3688
2025	#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys

Eoghan appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 5,886 births with the name.

Eoghan across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Eoghan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#164 (1964)	#39 (2009)	#132 (2025)	62 of 62	5,886 (1964–2025)	223 (2009)
England and Wales · Boys	#1104 (1996)	#848 (2000)	#2440 (2025)	30 of 30	402 (1996–2025)	30 (2009)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#109 (1997)	#46 (2008)	#99 (2024)	28 of 28	935 (1997–2024)	68 (2008)

Eoghan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Eoghan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	65	6 of 10	11
1970s	433	10 of 10	43
1980s	827	10 of 10	83
1990s	1,356	10 of 10	136
2000sbusiest	1,638	10 of 10	164
2010s	1,235	10 of 10	124
2020s	332	6 of 10	55

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 164 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2009 and 2010, when recorded births fell by 63, from 223 to 160.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Eoghan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #39, first reached in 2009.

It held a top-100 place in 41 years, 39 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 223 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2009.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Eoghan was ranked #39 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2009. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Jake#35
Joseph#36
Samuel#37
Ronan#38
Kyle#40
Noah#41
Tadhg#42
Sam#43

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Enzo · #84, 30y
Eoghain · #224, 23y
Eoin · #14, 62y
Eolann · #375, 9y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jeremiah · #39, 62y
Cormac · #37, 62y
Sheila · #37, 62y
Veronica · #42, 65y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Bianca · #39, 54y
Cornelius · #39, 62y
Jeremiah · #39, 62y
Monique · #39, 51y

Eoghan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Eoghan without appearing here.

Eoghan moved ahead of

Keith
In 2024 they stood at #3688 and #3688 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2025 that had become #2440 and #5137.
Garry
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Graeme
In 2001 they stood at #1746 and #1595 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1033 and #2636.
Graham
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Eoghan

Rune
In 2021 they stood at #1984 and #2125 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #1609.
Matheo
In 2021 they stood at #1984 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #2018.
Magnus
In 2002 they stood at #1033 and #1077 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #1962 and #813.
Rodney
In 2021 they stood at #1984 and #2125 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #2320.

Moved the opposite way to Eoghan

Ashley
Between 1967 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #152 to #79 while Ashley went from #142 to #637.
Ronald
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #164 to #53 while Ronald went from #89 to #718.
Garry
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #164 to #39 while Garry went from #114 to #701.
Graeme
Between 1968 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #156 to #62 while Graeme went from #267 to #711.

Moved the same way as Eoghan

Mohammed
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #89 to #132 and Mohammed from #288 to #468.
Oskar
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eoghan went from #51 to #132 and Oskar from #334 to #468.
Aaron
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Eoghan went from #1104 to #2440 and Aaron from #33 to #180.
Adam
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Eoghan went from #1104 to #2440 and Adam from #16 to #26.

Meaning & Origin

One proposed origin is 'born from the yew tree'; an alternative, less certain theory derives it from the Latin name Eugenius. The source presents both without resolving between them.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Irish

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Other names with a researched meaning and origin →

Where Eoghan is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Eoghan, between 1964 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Republic of Ireland	1964–2025	62	#39 in 2009
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#848 in 2000
Northern Ireland	1997–2024	28	#46 in 2008
Scotland	2024	1	#619 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Scotland (2024).

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

OHN/ˈoːnˠ/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Eoghan Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Eoghan in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

England and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of Ireland

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Eoghan

Eoghan at a glance

What stands out in Eoghan's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Eoghan across 3 official records

Eoghan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Eoghan appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Eoghan

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Eoghan and the names beside it

Eoghan moved ahead of

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Meaning & Origin

Where Eoghan is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Eoghan Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Eoghan at a glance

What stands out in Eoghan's record

Eoghan across 3 official records

Eoghan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Eoghan appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Eoghan

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Eoghan and the names beside it

Eoghan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Eoghan

Moved the opposite way to Eoghan

Moved the same way as Eoghan