Eavan
Girl · AY-van · Irish
Eavan is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “beautiful, radiant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eavan mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Irish Aoibhín
“beautiful, radiant”
An anglicised form of Aoibhín; Eavan Boland (1944-2020) was a leading Irish poet.
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Is Eavan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eavan is a girls' name.
How popular is Eavan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 girls.
Eavan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
How popular is Eavan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Eavan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eavan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Eavan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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