Pronunciation
Oh-in / Ow-an
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Born of the yew tree (traditional interpretation)
Eoghan and Eoin can sound the same, but they are different names. Eoghan is connected with the yew tree; Eoin is the Irish form of John. Explore Eoin.
Fun fact
Eoghan’s traditional yew-tree interpretation gives it a woodland connection. It can sound just like Eoin, but Eoin belongs to the John name family.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Eoghan, 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.
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 | 41 | #132 |
| 2024 | 51 | #109 |
| 2023 | 49 | #115 |
| 2022 | 48 | #127 |
| 2021 | 62 | #102 |
| 2020 | 81 | #79 |
| 2019 | 63 | #108 |
| 2018 | 88 | #77 |
| 2017 | 110 | #66 |
| 2016 | 101 | #68 |
| 2015 | 109 | #71 |
| 2014 | 142 | #56 |
| 2013 | 132 | #62 |
| 2012 | 166 | #53 |
| 2011 | 164 | #55 |
| 2010 | 160 | #55 |
| 2009 | 223 | #39 |
| 2008 | 179 | #48 |
| 2007 | 154 | #52 |
| 2006 | 149 | #50 |
| 2005 | 171 | #41 |
| 2004 | 145 | #52 |
| 2003 | 158 | #41 |
| 2002 | 144 | #48 |
| 2001 | 162 | #44 |
| 2000 | 153 | #47 |
| 1999 | 181 | #41 |
| 1998 | 122 | #49 |
| 1997 | 164 | #52 |
| 1996 | 137 | #56 |
| 1995 | 148 | #51 |
| 1994 | 117 | #61 |
| 1993 | 127 | #58 |
| 1992 | 119 | #65 |
| 1991 | 121 | #62 |
| 1990 | 120 | #63 |
| 1989 | 111 | #64 |
| 1988 | 94 | #74 |
| 1987 | 89 | #76 |
| 1986 | 90 | #76 |
| 1985 | 79 | #83 |
| 1984 | 70 | #86 |
| 1983 | 72 | #88 |
| 1982 | 84 | #82 |
| 1981 | 63 | #95 |
| 1980 | 75 | #89 |
| 1979 | 55 | #105 |
| 1978 | 61 | #103 |
| 1977 | 53 | #109 |
| 1976 | 57 | #104 |
| 1975 | 44 | #108 |
| 1974 | 37 | #117 |
| 1973 | 46 | #111 |
| 1972 | 35 | #122 |
| 1971 | 36 | #115 |
| 1970 | 9 | #197 |
| 1969 | 13 | #163 |
| 1968 | 13 | #156 |
| 1967 | 13 | #152 |
| 1966 | 10 | #159 |
| 1965 | 7 | #181 |
| 1964 | 9 | #164 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.