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Eames

Boy · EEMZ · English

Eames is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “uncle”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).

What does Eames mean?

English: English surname, from Middle English eme 'uncle'

“uncle”

Charles and Ray Eames were American designers famous for the Eames Lounge Chair of 1956.

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Is Eames a girl's or a boy's name?

Eames is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Eames in the US?

Rank in 2025
#9,710among boys
Babies in 2025
7about 1 in 240,000 boys
Five-year trend
Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Eames, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.

Half of all the boys named Eames in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

2011Busiest: 18 in 20132025
Eames in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20257#9,710
20245#12,341
202312#6,892
202212#6,822
202112#6,693
202013#6,292
201911#7,168
20189#8,150
201710#7,542
201611#7,152
201512#6,671
20149#8,124
201318#4,978
201212#6,620
20115#12,280

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