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Eamon

Meaning: Prosperous protector
Origin: Old English — Irish form of Edmund

Boy's name · #1646 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Eamon reached #1078 in 2017 and has eased to #1646 since. About 4,700 boys have carried it since 1919.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#314 in N. Ireland (2025) · #348 in Ireland (2025) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #3,256 in England & Wales (2025) · #590 in Scotland (2022) · #1,185 in Sweden (2005) · #4,207 in Ecuador (2005) · #3,091 in France (2004).

Famous Eamons

Éamon de Valera — Irish statesman (1882–1975)
Eamon Farren — Australian actor (born 1985)
Eamon — American singer (born 1984)
Eamon Dunphy — Irish association football player and journalist (born 1945)
Eamon Sullivan — Australian swimmer (born 1985)

In stories & tradition

Eamon — Boogie Nights (musical stage work)

What Eamons become

Among 77 notable people named Eamon:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eamon, American singer (born 1984).

Similar names: Edmund · Klayton · Iman · Camdyn · Eason · Aston

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