Eoghan: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Eoghan is an Irish boy's name meaning “born of the yew tree.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Born of the yew tree
- Gender
- Boy
- English forms
- Owen, Eugene
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 132 for boys (2025)
How do you pronounce Eoghan?
Eoghan is pronounced O-in. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Eoghan mean?
Comes from an old Irish word and means “born of the yew tree.” In Northern Ireland the name Eoghan is found in Tir Eoghan, County Tyrone or “The Land of Eoghan” and is often accompanied by Roe in memory of the Irish patriot Eoghan Roe (“Red Eoghan”) O'Neill who won a great battle over the British at Benburb in 1646.
How popular is Eoghan in Ireland?
In 2025, 41 baby boys in Ireland were named Eoghan, which made it No. 132 that year. That's down from No. 71 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2009, when 223 baby boys were named Eoghan, No. 39 that year. The records go back to 1964, when 9 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | No. 132 (Eoghan) |
| 2024 | 51 | No. 109 (Eoghan) |
| 2023 | 55 | No. 115 (Eoghan) |
| 2022 | 48 | No. 127 (Eoghan) |
| 2021 | 66 | No. 102 (Eoghan) |
| 2020 | 89 | No. 79 (Eoghan) |
| 2019 | 75 | No. 108 (Eoghan) |
| 2018 | 100 | No. 77 (Eoghan) |
| 2017 | 110 | No. 66 (Eoghan) |
| 2016 | 101 | No. 68 (Eoghan) |
| 2015 | 109 | No. 71 (Eoghan) |
| 2014 | 142 | No. 56 (Eoghan) |
| 2013 | 132 | No. 62 (Eoghan) |
| 2012 | 166 | No. 53 (Eoghan) |
| 2011 | 164 | No. 55 (Eoghan) |
| 2010 | 160 | No. 55 (Eoghan) |
| 2009 | 223 | No. 39 (Eoghan) |
| 2008 | 179 | No. 48 (Eoghan) |
| 2007 | 154 | No. 52 (Eoghan) |
| 2006 | 149 | No. 50 (Eoghan) |
| 2005 | 171 | No. 41 (Eoghan) |
| 2004 | 145 | No. 52 (Eoghan) |
| 2003 | 158 | No. 41 (Eoghan) |
| 2002 | 144 | No. 48 (Eoghan) |
| 2001 | 162 | No. 44 (Eoghan) |
| 2000 | 153 | No. 47 (Eoghan) |
| 1999 | 181 | No. 41 (Eoghan) |
| 1998 | 122 | No. 49 (Eoghan) |
| 1997 | 164 | No. 52 (Eoghan) |
| 1996 | 137 | No. 56 (Eoghan) |
| 1995 | 148 | No. 51 (Eoghan) |
| 1994 | 117 | No. 61 (Eoghan) |
| 1993 | 127 | No. 58 (Eoghan) |
| 1992 | 119 | No. 65 (Eoghan) |
| 1991 | 121 | No. 62 (Eoghan) |
| 1990 | 120 | No. 63 (Eoghan) |
| 1989 | 111 | No. 64 (Eoghan) |
| 1988 | 94 | No. 74 (Eoghan) |
| 1987 | 89 | No. 76 (Eoghan) |
| 1986 | 90 | No. 76 (Eoghan) |
| 1985 | 79 | No. 83 (Eoghan) |
| 1984 | 70 | No. 86 (Eoghan) |
| 1983 | 72 | No. 88 (Eoghan) |
| 1982 | 84 | No. 82 (Eoghan) |
| 1981 | 63 | No. 95 (Eoghan) |
| 1980 | 75 | No. 89 (Eoghan) |
| 1979 | 55 | No. 105 (Eoghan) |
| 1978 | 61 | No. 103 (Eoghan) |
| 1977 | 53 | No. 109 (Eoghan) |
| 1976 | 57 | No. 104 (Eoghan) |
| 1975 | 44 | No. 108 (Eoghan) |
| 1974 | 37 | No. 117 (Eoghan) |
| 1973 | 46 | No. 111 (Eoghan) |
| 1972 | 35 | No. 122 (Eoghan) |
| 1971 | 36 | No. 115 (Eoghan) |
| 1970 | 9 | No. 197 (Eoghan) |
| 1969 | 13 | No. 163 (Eoghan) |
| 1968 | 13 | No. 156 (Eoghan) |
| 1967 | 13 | No. 152 (Eoghan) |
| 1966 | 10 | No. 159 (Eoghan) |
| 1965 | 7 | No. 181 (Eoghan) |
| 1964 | 9 | No. 164 (Eoghan) |
Eoghan 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 Eoghan, letter by letter.
- EEadhadh, aspen
- OOnn, gorse
- GGort, ivy
- HUath, hawthorn
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Eoghan
Questions about Eoghan
- How do you pronounce Eoghan?
- Eoghan is pronounced O-in. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- What does Eoghan mean?
- Eoghan means “born of the yew tree.”
- Is Eoghan a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Eoghan is a boy's name.
- What is Eoghan in English?
- The English forms of Eoghan are Owen and Eugene.
- How popular is Eoghan in Ireland?
- In 2025, Eoghan was No. 132 for boys in Ireland, with 41 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2009, at No. 39.