Baby Names of Ireland

Eamon: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin

Eamon is an Irish boy's name meaning “guardian of the riches.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.

Updated September 2026

How to say it
AIM-anTwo syllables, stress on the first
Meaning
Guardian of the riches
Gender
Boy
English forms
Edmond, Edmund
Popularity in Ireland
No. 348 for boys (2025)

How do you pronounce Eamon?

Eamon is pronounced AIM-an. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Eamonn.

Hear Eamon said aloud, with its meaning (34 seconds, Baby Names of Ireland on YouTube).

What does Eamon mean?

Is the Irish form of Old English ead “rich” + mund “guardian”, and implies “guardian of the riches”. In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.

In 2025, 11 baby boys in Ireland were named Eamon, which made it No. 348 that year. That's up from No. 459 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1966, when 107 baby boys were named Eamon, No. 59 that year. The records go back to 1964, when 86 baby boys were given the name.

075150197019801990200020102020107 in 196611 in 2025
Baby boys named Eamon each year, all spellings (Eamon, Éamon). Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 (data: table VSA50, boys' names, CC BY 4.0).
See the numbers by year
YearBabiesRank
202511No. 348 (Eamon)
202411No. 350 (Eamon)
20239No. 584 (Eamon)
202211No. 454 (Eamon)
202110No. 454 (Eamon)
202015No. 342 (Eamon)
20197No. 466 (Eamon)
201812No. 329 (Eamon)
201715No. 296 (Eamon)
201613No. 329 (Eamon)
20157No. 459 (Eamon)
201414No. 314 (Eamon)
201316No. 282 (Eamon)
201228No. 208 (Eamon)
201126No. 215 (Eamon)
201019No. 262 (Eamon)
200920No. 251 (Eamon)
200827No. 202 (Eamon)
200725No. 195 (Eamon)
200624No. 190 (Eamon)
200521No. 185 (Eamon)
200420No. 184 (Eamon)
200326No. 152 (Eamon)
200225No. 152 (Eamon)
200119No. 165 (Eamon)
200021No. 158 (Eamon)
199921No. 156 (Eamon)
199823No. 139 (Eamon)
199728No. 141 (Eamon)
199623No. 153 (Eamon)
199525No. 143 (Eamon)
199430No. 131 (Eamon)
199328No. 135 (Eamon)
199240No. 120 (Eamon)
199138No. 121 (Eamon)
199041No. 111 (Eamon)
198936No. 119 (Eamon)
198839No. 117 (Eamon)
198765No. 89 (Eamon)
198656No. 99 (Eamon)
198568No. 89 (Eamon)
198455No. 97 (Eamon)
198373No. 86 (Eamon)
198262No. 96 (Eamon)
198142No. 118 (Eamon)
198052No. 108 (Eamon)
197954No. 106 (Eamon)
197860No. 106 (Eamon)
197768No. 98 (Eamon)
197670No. 97 (Eamon)
197593No. 80 (Eamon)
197463No. 99 (Eamon)
197357No. 99 (Eamon)
197277No. 89 (Eamon)
197187No. 82 (Eamon)
197071No. 87 (Eamon)
196968No. 83 (Eamon)
196872No. 72 (Eamon)
196798No. 60 (Eamon)
1966107No. 59 (Eamon)
196575No. 65 (Eamon)
196486No. 62 (Eamon)

Eamon in Ogham

Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Eamon, letter by letter.

᚛ᚓᚐᚋᚑᚅ᚜
  1. EEadhadh, aspen
  2. AAilm, pine
  3. MMuin, vine
  4. OOnn, gorse
  5. NNion, ash

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Names that go with Eamon

Questions about Eamon

How do you pronounce Eamon?
Eamon is pronounced AIM-an. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
What does Eamon mean?
Eamon means “guardian of the riches.”
Is Eamon a girl's name or a boy's name?
Eamon is a boy's name.
What is Eamon in English?
The English forms of Eamon are Edmond and Edmund.
How popular is Eamon in Ireland?
In 2025, Eamon was No. 348 for boys in Ireland, with 11 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1966, at No. 59.