US rank #5120 Boys' name Peak 2015 488 births

Eoghan — #5120 US boys' name

488 babies named Eoghan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s412000s1332010s1992020s109
#5120
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Eoghan was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

29 babies were named Eoghan in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eoghan

The Social Security Administration has registered 488 babies named Eoghan between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eoghan currently holds the #5120 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eoghan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eoghan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eoghan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eoghan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 488 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eoghan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

488

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2015

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,120

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eoghan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
29
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961989 6

Eoghan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
199 births that decade — 41% of Eoghan's all-time total
1980s61990s412000s1332010s1992020s109

Eoghan by state

Where Eoghan concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eoghan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 1.0%
Massachusetts share of Eoghan's total US births 1.0%

5 of 488 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eoghan?
488 babies have been named Eoghan since 1989. It currently ranks #5120 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 29 births.
When was Eoghan most popular?
Eoghan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Eoghan most popular?
The top states for the name Eoghan are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Eoghan been used?
Eoghan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.