Given name & surname
Emon
“a knowing man”
Emon is a variant of Earnan. One Irish interpretation is “a knowing man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emon is a variant of Earnan. One Irish interpretation is “a knowing man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emon is a variant of Earnan. An origin associated with Earnan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 707
- 617 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,755 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,755 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 632 as a first name in 2020; 149 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 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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