Boys' name · since 1919
Eamon
4,743 babies named Eamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,743
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eamon is the #1651 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,743 recorded since 1919.
Eamon has 4,743 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1651 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,651 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,743 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eamon ranks #1,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,651 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,743 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,743
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eamon's 4,743 recorded births place it above 95.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eamon compares
4,743 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eamon's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eamon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,743 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 182 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eamon splits its recorded history at 1989: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 182 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eamon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Eamon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,481 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Eamon's strongest decade.
1,481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Eamon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 127
1960s
127 births
- 1970s 209
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 405
1980s
405 births
- 1990s
1990s
611 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,182 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,481 births
- 2020s
2020s
674 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,481 births (31% of all-time use).
How Eamon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eamon's total volume
Eamon by state
Where Eamon concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 626 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 360 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 312 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 204 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 185 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 138 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 127 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 102 | 2.2% |
626 of 4,743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Eamon appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eamon's data
- Eamon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,481 total births) through the 2020s (674) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eamons (626 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eamon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eamon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.