Boy name Irish origin Christian tradition

Eamon

AY-mun · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wealthy protector
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish/Celtic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1497
2024 births119
Peak year2016
First appeared1919
Total US births4,641
2016 peak19191945197219982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ay
Alternate spellings
ÉamonnEamonn
In other languages
Éamonn (Irish)Edmond (French)Edmund (English)

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Notable people named Eamon

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