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Eamon

Eamon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wealthy protector”
Origin
Irish
Say it
AY-mon · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Anglicized spelling of Irish Éamonn, from Old Irish Émonn, ultimately related to Edmund. The original Germanic elements mean 'wealth' and 'protection'.

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How popular is Eamon?

202436.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Eamon in 2024119

2024 rank#1,501 boys

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 18804,641

Eamon has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Eamon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Rileyvaliant · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish

Eamon questions

What does the name Eamon mean?

Eamon means "wealthy protector". It comes from Irish. Anglicized spelling of Irish Éamonn, from Old Irish Émonn, ultimately related to Edmund. The original Germanic elements mean 'wealth' and 'protection'.

Is Eamon a boy or girl name?

Eamon is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eamon?

119 US babies were named Eamon in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Eamon?

Eamon is usually pronounced AY-mon.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.