Eadaoin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-deen
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Eadaoin is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
What does Eadaoin mean?
Irish: modern Irish spelling of Etain
Etain is the heroine of the medieval Irish tale The Wooing of Etain, reborn as a mortal after being turned into a fly.
Is Eadaoin a girl's or a boy's name?
Eadaoin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eadaoin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 180% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Eadaoin, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eadaoin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 259th in Northern Ireland.
Eadaoin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
Names like Eadaoin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eireann, Aoibheann, Teagan, Caoimhe, Keira, Raegan, Cassidy, Caragh, Eire, Eowyn, Bree, Fallon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eadaoin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eadaoin, updated 20 October 2026.