Eoghan

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Eoghan is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name432 records spelled Eoghan3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ireland, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Eóghan

• Japanese given name108 records spelled Eoghan2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Japan, Ireland

  Also written Éoghan

• a separate given name96 records spelled Eoghan2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

  Also written Eóghan

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Eoghan is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Irish, Used to translate Eugene; Irish name.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In Scottish Gaelic, alternative form of Eòghann

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 32 years between 1989–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Owen Roe O'Neillb. 1590IEnot in their usual nameIrish miltary commander
• Eoghan Ó Tuairiscb. 1919IEIrish poet (1919–1982)
• Eoghan Harrisb. 1943IEIrish journalist
• Eoghan Fitzsimonsb. 1949IEIrish lawyer
• Eoghan Mahonyb. 1953USAmerican television producer anad writer
• Eoghan Corryb. 1961IEIrish journalist and writer
• Eoghan Cliffordb. 1980IEIrish cyclist
• Eoghan Murphyb. 1982IEIrish politician
• Eoghan O'Connellb. 1995IEIrish footballer
• Eoghan Mac Giolla BhrídeIEIrish writer and filmmaker

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 138 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Eoghan?

We estimate roughly 496 people bear Eoghan (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Eoghan have the most bearers?

Eoghan is most frequently recorded in Ireland, where it is most often spelled eoghan.

How common is Eoghan compared with other names?

In Ireland, Eoghan is the 153rd most common given name of 13,994 given names recorded there.

Is Eoghan a male or female name?

Eoghan is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Eoghan mean?

Recorded meaning: 'Well born'; Celtic name identical in sense to Greek Eugene.