Pronunciation
Oh-in
Meaning
God is gracious
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 Eoghan.
Fun fact
Eoin is the Irish form of John. It sounds the same as Eoghan, but they're two different names with different meanings. So if you hear the name, you still need to check how it's spelt!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Eoin, 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 | 53 | #106 |
| 2024 | 53 | #105 |
| 2023 | 78 | #75 |
| 2022 | 55 | #112 |
| 2021 | 80 | #83 |
| 2020 | 87 | #74 |
| 2019 | 88 | #74 |
| 2018 | 98 | #65 |
| 2017 | 120 | #58 |
| 2016 | 135 | #55 |
| 2015 | 162 | #47 |
| 2014 | 179 | #46 |
| 2013 | 194 | #44 |
| 2012 | 228 | #36 |
| 2011 | 251 | #32 |
| 2010 | 299 | #29 |
| 2009 | 368 | #20 |
| 2008 | 311 | #26 |
| 2007 | 354 | #24 |
| 2006 | 356 | #26 |
| 2005 | 370 | #21 |
| 2004 | 429 | #14 |
| 2003 | 356 | #15 |
| 2002 | 361 | #16 |
| 2001 | 349 | #18 |
| 2000 | 368 | #15 |
| 1999 | 347 | #16 |
| 1998 | 295 | #20 |
| 1997 | 381 | #20 |
| 1996 | 362 | #20 |
| 1995 | 334 | #24 |
| 1994 | 338 | #22 |
| 1993 | 318 | #22 |
| 1992 | 348 | #19 |
| 1991 | 324 | #22 |
| 1990 | 340 | #22 |
| 1989 | 318 | #24 |
| 1988 | 316 | #29 |
| 1987 | 347 | #25 |
| 1986 | 329 | #33 |
| 1985 | 333 | #31 |
| 1984 | 314 | #33 |
| 1983 | 334 | #31 |
| 1982 | 342 | #32 |
| 1981 | 312 | #35 |
| 1980 | 346 | #34 |
| 1979 | 289 | #33 |
| 1978 | 211 | #50 |
| 1977 | 157 | #59 |
| 1976 | 136 | #66 |
| 1975 | 145 | #62 |
| 1974 | 149 | #61 |
| 1973 | 143 | #63 |
| 1972 | 109 | #73 |
| 1971 | 113 | #65 |
| 1970 | 78 | #81 |
| 1969 | 77 | #78 |
| 1968 | 69 | #75 |
| 1967 | 69 | #76 |
| 1966 | 68 | #76 |
| 1965 | 59 | #77 |
| 1964 | 42 | #83 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.