Given name & surname
Eames
“a wealthy protector”
Eames is a variant of Eamon. In Irish use, Eamon carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eames is a variant of Eamon. In Irish use, Eamon carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eames through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 158 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,971 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,971 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,785 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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