Eoghan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OH-in
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,133 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Eoghan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Eoghan mean?
Irish
Ancient Irish name, possibly meaning born of the yew; it has long been linked with Eugene and Owen.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Eoghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eoghan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eoghan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Eoghan, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 109 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Eoghan than any year since 1996.
Half of all the boys named Eoghan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 446 boys in the UK were given Eoghan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #143, up from #1,133 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 169th in Northern Ireland.
Eoghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 44 | #818 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,016 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 49 | #732 |
| 2014 | 54 | #683 |
| 2013 | 65 | #603 |
| 2012 | 63 | #626 |
| 2011 | 65 | #587 |
| 2010 | 65 | #579 |
| 2009 | 109 | #398 |
| 2008 | 94 | #440 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 52 | #614 |
| 2005 | 46 | #632 |
| 2004 | 52 | #549 |
| 2003 | 39 | #636 |
| 2002 | 62 | #413 |
| 2001 | 46 | #498 |
| 2000 | 59 | #419 |
| 1999 | 57 | #435 |
| 1998 | 58 | #422 |
| 1997 | 39 | #525 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Eoghan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Eoghan, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Eoghan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,279 boys in the US were given Eoghan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
Eoghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Eoghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Aiden Declan Keegan Conan Kian Kayden Brogan Conlan Brayden Caelan
Other spellings of Eoghan
Names related to Eoghan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eoghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eoghan, updated 20 October 2026.