Pronunciation
Ay-mun
Meaning
Protection, prosperity
Alternate spellings
Éamon; Eamon; Edmund; Edmond
Fun fact
Éamonn is an Irish form of Edmund, brought into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans. You might also come across it standing for Edward in older records, Irish naming history can have some surprising twists!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éamonn, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | 5 | #552 |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | 3 | #764 |
| 2018 | 3 | #749 |
| 2017 | 11 | #356 |
| 2016 | 16 | #283 |
| 2015 | 10 | #376 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 17 | #279 |
| 2011 | 8 | #435 |
| 2010 | 12 | #338 |
| 2009 | 18 | #261 |
| 2008 | 21 | #237 |
| 2007 | 19 | #226 |
| 2006 | 24 | #190 |
| 2005 | 17 | #205 |
| 2004 | 22 | #171 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 |
| 2002 | 21 | #173 |
| 2001 | 20 | #160 |
| 2000 | 21 | #158 |
| 1999 | 17 | #169 |
| 1998 | 17 | #158 |
| 1997 | 37 | #123 |
| 1996 | 35 | #130 |
| 1995 | 45 | #109 |
| 1994 | 36 | #123 |
| 1993 | 43 | #116 |
| 1992 | 68 | #90 |
| 1991 | 43 | #113 |
| 1990 | 59 | #95 |
| 1989 | 55 | #94 |
| 1988 | 61 | #87 |
| 1987 | 62 | #94 |
| 1986 | 83 | #81 |
| 1985 | 85 | #80 |
| 1984 | 82 | #81 |
| 1983 | 97 | #75 |
| 1982 | 101 | #77 |
| 1981 | 129 | #71 |
| 1980 | 116 | #73 |
| 1979 | 122 | #71 |
| 1978 | 103 | #76 |
| 1977 | 101 | #75 |
| 1976 | 129 | #68 |
| 1975 | 99 | #75 |
| 1974 | 100 | #72 |
| 1973 | 97 | #80 |
| 1972 | 81 | #87 |
| 1971 | 103 | #69 |
| 1970 | 96 | #71 |
| 1969 | 92 | #69 |
| 1968 | 87 | #68 |
| 1967 | 96 | #62 |
| 1966 | 103 | #60 |
| 1965 | 95 | #60 |
| 1964 | 83 | #64 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.