Given name
Eamonn
“a wealthy protector”
Eamonn is a variant of Eamon. In Irish use, Eamon carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eamonn is a variant of Eamon. In Irish use, Eamon carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eamonn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,340
- 1,340 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,261 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,261 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 2007. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,435 as a first name 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 · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eamonn
- Eamonn WalkerEnglish actorborn 1962
- Eamonn CoghlanIrish runner and politicianborn 1952
- Eamonn ToalIrish singerborn 1968
- Eamonn BannonScottish footballer and manager (born 1958)
- Eamonn CampbellIrish musician (1946–2017)
- Eamonn BrophyScottish association football player (born 1996)
- Eamonn McCannNorthern Irish writer and activist (born 1943)
- Eamonn CaseyIrish bishop (1927-2017) and sexual predator
- Eamonn HolmesNorthern Irish television presenter (born 1959)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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